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The Madness from the Sea

           Oftheswarthycult-fiendsontheAlerthespeakswithsignificanthorror. Therewassomepeculiarlyabominablequalityaboutthemwhichmadetheirdestructionseemalmostaduty,andJohansenshewsingenuouswonderatthechargeofruthlessnessbroughtagainsthispartyduringtheproceedingsofthecourtofinquiry. Then,drivenaheadbycuriosityintheircapturedyachtunderJohansen’scommand,themensightagreatstonepillarstickingoutofthesea,andinS.Latitude47◦90,W.Longitude126◦430comeuponacoast-lineofmingledmud,ooze,andweedyCyclopeanmasonry whichcanbenothinglessthanthetangiblesubstanceofearth’ssupremeterrorthenightmarecorpse-cityofR’lyeh,thatwasbuiltinmeasurelessaeonsbehindhistorybythevast,loathsomeshapesthatseepeddownfromthedarkstars. TherelaygreatCthulhuandhishordes,hiddeningreenslimyvaultsandsendingoutatlast,aftercyclesincalculable,thethoughtsthatspreadfeartothedreamsofthesensitiveandcalledimperiouslytothefaithfultocomeonapilgrimageofliberationandrestoration. AllthisJohansendidnotsuspect,butGodknowshesoonsawenough! 

           Isupposethatonlyasinglemountain-top,thehideousmonolith-crownedcitadelwhereongreatCthulhuwasburied,actuallyemergedfromthewaters. WhenIthinkoftheextentofallthatmaybebroodingdownthereIalmostwishtokillmyselfforthwith. JohansenandhismenwereawedbythecosmicmajestyofthisdrippingBabylonofelderdaemons,andmusthaveguessedwithoutguidancethatitwasnothingofthisorofanysaneplanet. Aweattheunbelievablesizeofthegreenishstoneblocks,atthedizzyingheightofthegreatcarvenmonolith,andatthestupefyingidentityofthecolossalstatuesandbas-reliefswiththequeerimagefoundintheshrineontheAlert, ispoignantlyvisibleineverylineofthemate’sfrighteneddescription. 

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