Soon, Hall was seeing progress as the young rider worked horses in the morning.

Suddenly Hall saw a large, fenced circle perhaps a hundred yards in diameter.

Through the glass, Hall saw mechanical hands moving the capsule to a table and setting it down.

Hall glanced back and saw one of the sensor units.

Rats ran everywhere, bigger than any Hall had ever seen.

Hall saw the look of desperation and anger in his teammates.

But Hall sees a career for himself on the Tour, and it is a vision that does not change.

The underside was black with an odd fungus that Hall had never seen before.

Up ahead Hall saw one cross their path of travel.

Warwick reached it first, and Hall saw his face go white as paper.