Война миров. Вечные истории

Nachalo XX veka, Anglii͡a. Uchenye i gorozhane neskolʹko nocheĭ podri͡ad nabli͡udai͡ut v nebe zagadochnye vspyshki, no ne pridai͡ut im osobogo znachenii͡a. A spusti͡a paru dneĭ posredi vereskovoĭ pustoshi padaet meteorit neobychnoĭ t͡silindricheskoĭ formy…

Early 20th century, England. Scientists and townspeople have been observing mysterious flashes in the sky for several nights in a row, but they do not attach much importance to them. A couple of days later, an unusual cylindrical meteorite falls in the middle of the heath.…