Such an astonishing view made his voice trembling as he tried to open communications with his first officer over and over. “This is the MATER 2 speaking. Can you hear me, Roger?” he asked him, but he seemed to be talking to no one, since he was receiving no answer. “General Stone! Can you hear me?” Matthew asked, opening communications with the nutshells of the MATER 2 this time. “We can, General Ross! We’re hearing you! It’s amazing!” General Stone replied, referring unequivocally to the spectacle below them. “You can see a small clearing, 11 o’ clock. We could land there!” Matthew suggested, looking through the wide dark windshield in front of him. General Stone gave an affirmative answer to him, so the four nutshells headed for that open space in the forest. “Start the respirators!

