Ужас в музее
Chapter 2
HehadalmostopenedthedoortogowhenatorrentofhideousabusefromacrosstheroomtoldhimthatRogers—whosevisibleinjurieswereconfinedtoalong,deepscratchdowntheleftcheek—hadregainedconsciousness.“
Fool!SpawnofNoth-YidikandeffluviumofK’thun!SonofthedogsthathowlinthemaelstromofAzathoth!Youwouldhavebeensacredandimmortal,andnowyouarebetrayingItandItspriest!Beware—forItishungry!ItwouldhavebeenOrabona—thatdamnedtreacherousdogreadytoturnagainstmeandIt—butIgiveyouthefirsthonourinstead. Nowyoumustbothbeware,forItisnotgentlewithoutItspriest.
“Iä!Iä!Vengeanceisathand!Doyouknowyouwouldhavebeenimmortal?Lookatthefurnace!Thereisafirereadytolight,andthereiswaxinthekettle. IwouldhavedonewithyouasIhavedonewithotheronce-livingforms. Hei!You,whohavevowedallmyeffigiesarewaxen,wouldhavebecomeawaxeneffigyyourself!Thefurnacewasallready! WhenIthadhadItsfill,andyouwerelikethatdogIshewedyou,Iwouldhavemadeyourflattened,puncturedfragmentsimmortal!Waxwouldhavedoneit.