C17 Crossbow

Thunder rumbled ominously as a bolt of lightning slashed through the overcast sky, heralding the deep, rolling peals that followed. Fat raindrops fell in torrents, shrouding the world in a misty veil of rain. Evening had settled in, but the darkness outside mirrored the depths of midnight, the downpour intensifying the feeling of insignificance humans often felt before nature's might.

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