SKULLS. Black cats. A naked woman riding a killer whale. Snakes. Swords. Occult symbols. A wizard with a staff that shoots lightning bolts. Moons. Stars. A dragon holding the Earth in its claws.
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A new book is offering a glimpse of this dark sphere through a revealing lens – patches, the kind worn on military uniforms.

One patch shows a space alien with huge eyes holding a stealth bomber near its mouth. "To Serve Man" reads the text above, a reference to a classic Twilight Zone episode in which man is the main course, not the customer. "Gustatus Similis Pullus" reads the caption below, cod Latin for "Tastes Like Chicken."