THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

The Wizard of Oz

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 4

The 1939 film in which a wizard's grand magic turns out to be an ordinary man working machinery behind a curtain.

Real-World Reference

Explaining that Syndicate technology was so far beyond human understanding it might as well be magic, Mordecai compared Earth's situation to the movie and warned Carl that he would never get to peek behind the curtain. Carl was mostly startled that the alien had seen it at all.

Book 1, Chapter 4
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  • TAG Real-World Reference: Mordecai's analogy for technology beyond understanding