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The Madness from the Sea

           TwoLascarsailorsatoncehelpedhimtohisfeet,butbeforetheambulancecouldreachhimhewasdead. Physiciansfoundnoadequatecausefortheend,andlaidittohearttroubleandaweakenedconstitution. 

           InowfeltgnawingatmyvitalsthatdarkterrorwhichwillneverleavemetillI,too,amatrest;"accidentally"orotherwise. Persuadingthewidowthatmyconnexionwithherhusband’s"technicalmatters"wassufficienttoentitlemetohismanuscript,IborethedocumentawayandbegantoreaditontheLondonboat. Itwasasimple,ramblingthinganaivesailor’seffortatapost-factodiaryandstrovetorecalldaybydaythatlastawfulvoyage. Icannotattempttotranscribeitverbatiminallitscloudinessandredundance,butIwilltellitsgistenoughtoshewwhythesoundofthewateragainstthevessel’ssidesbecamesounendurabletomethatIstoppedmyearswithcotton. 

           Johansen,thankGod,didnotknowquiteall,eventhoughhesawthecityandtheThing,butIshallneversleepcalmlyagain whenIthinkofthehorrorsthatlurkceaselesslybehindlifeintimeandinspace,andofthoseunhallowedblasphemiesfromelderstarswhichdreambeneaththesea,knownandfavouredbyanightmarecultreadyandeagertoloosethemontheworldwheneveranotherearthquakeshallheavetheirmonstrousstonecityagaintothesunandair. Johansen’svoyagehadbegunjustashetoldittothevice-admiralty. TheEmma,inballast,hadclearedAucklandonFebruary20th,andhadfeltthefullforceofthatearthquake-borntempestwhichmusthaveheavedupfromthesea-bottomthehorrorsthatfilledmen’sdreams. Oncemoreundercontrol,theshipwasmakinggoodprogresswhenheldupbytheAlertonMarch22nd,andIcouldfeelthemate’sregretashewroteofherbombardmentandsinking. 

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