Although fraught with several unexplained accidents, the heavy machines gradually slid the massive monolith from the cavern into the fading light.
A little past noon, towering clouds were building above the arid Judean hills. It was very unusual to see a storm bank of this size in such a dry desert climate. However, the darkness was pervasive, eclipsing the sun behind monstrous black thunderheads. As the sudden squall hit Atara