[ WP ] In the middle of a vast desert there is a single , shiny black skyscraper . What is in it and why is it there ?

The swirling sand had long ago covered the base of the monolith. Though ageless, it's highly polished stone exterior still reflected the intense desert sun. It was uncomfortably hot on the side that was radiating, so Lawren approached from the East. As he drew closer his suspicions were confirmed. The Geiger counter started ticking up slowly, there WAS radiation emanating from its core. He started to get excited - he had long theorized that this was more than a monument. Common belief had attributed its presence to the ingenious architects of the Pyramids at Giza, but he had never subscribed to those theories. Too many holes in the explanation, this level of ingenuity was beyond those builders, and even today the best builders alive couldnt build such a precise monolith. `` It's a beacon'' he had told his peers. `` Left behind by something long ago, a waypoint of sorts.'' They had smirked and whsipered behind cupped hands, and it started a fire that continued to burn today in his heart. `` Now we shall see who is smirking''
