The provided text consists of excerpts from the fictional novel "The Ark" by Boyd Morrison, presenting a fast-paced narrative centered on engineer Tyler Locke and archaeologist Dilara Kenner as they confront a global catastrophe orchestrated by Sebastian Garrett, the leader of the Holy Hydronastic Church. The plot involves a conspiracy to use a deadly biological agent, Arkon-B/C (a fictional prion disease), derived from a relic found within Noah's Ark, to wipe out humanity and usher in a "New World" from Garrett's hidden bunker, Oasis.
