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== Project X ==

== Project X ==

[[Project X]], the infamous [[weapon of mass destruction]] built by the [[State Science Institute]], was located in Harmony City, [[Iowa]] about a hundred miles northwest of the Bridge. Thus the Bridge was at the southeastern limit of the Xylophone's range.

[[Project X]], the infamous [[weapon of mass destruction]] built by the [[State Science Institute]], was located in Dunkertown, [[Iowa]] (renamed Harmony City) about a hundred miles northwest of the Bridge. Thus the Bridge was at the southeastern limit of the Xylophone's range.

In the last winter of the strike, [[Robert Stadler]], the (nominal) Director of the Institute, crossed the Taggart Bridge into Iowa in a vain attempt to seize Project X for himself and rule it as his private feudal domain. But when he arrived, he found a renegade [[militia]], led by [[Cuffy Meigs]], in control. The two men struggled physically over the controls, and in the process Meigs yanked one lever too many.

In March of 1958, [[Robert Stadler]], the (nominal) Director of the Institute, crossed the Taggart Bridge into Iowa in a vain attempt to seize Project X for himself and rule it as his private feudal domain. But when he arrived, he found a renegade [[militia]], led by [[Cuffy Meigs]], in control. The two men struggled physically over the controls, and in the process Meigs yanked one lever too many.

The Xylophone's [[sound]] rays struck out in all directions and flattened everything within the hundred-mile range. The Taggart Bridge was cut in half. With the northwestern half went the first six cars of a fast freight train.

The Xylophone's [[sound]] rays struck out in all directions and flattened everything within the hundred-mile range. The Taggart Bridge was cut in half. With the northwestern half went the first six cars of a fast freight train.