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IhadbettergivethemessagesliterallyasLakesentthem,andasourbaseoperatorMcTighetranslatedthemfromthepencilshorthand:
"Fowlermakesdiscoveryofhighestimportanceinsandstoneandlimestonefragmentsfromblasts. SeveraldistincttriangularstriatedprintslikethoseinArchaeanslate,provingthatsourcesurvivedfromoversixhundredmillionyearsagotoComanchiantimeswithoutmorethanmoderatemorphologicalchangesanddecreaseinaveragesize,Comanchianprintsapparentlymoreprimitiveordecadent,ifanything,thanolderones. Emphasizeimportanceofdiscoveryinpress. WillmeantobiologywhatEinsteinhasmeanttomathematicsandphysics. Joinsupwithmypreviousworkandamplifiesconclusions.
"Appearstoindicate,asIsuspected,thatearthhasseenwholecycleorcyclesoforganiclifebeforeknownonethatbeginswithArchaeozoiccells. Wasevolvedandspecializednotlaterthanathousandmillionyearsago,whenplanetwasyoungandrecentlyuninhabitableforanylifeformsornormalprotoplasmicstructure. Questionariseswhen,where,andhowdevelopmenttookplace."
"Later. Examiningcertainskeletalfragmentsoflargelandandmarinesauriansandprimitivemammals,findsingularlocalwoundsorinjuriestobonystructurenotattributabletoanyknownpredatoryorcarnivorousanimalofanyperiod,oftwosorts-straight,penetrantbores,andapparentlyhackingincisions. Oneortwocasesofcleanlyseveredbones. Notmanyspecimensaffected. Amsendingtocampforelectrictorches. Willextendsearchareaundergroundbyhackingawaystalactites."
