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The Madness from the Sea

           Itwas,Johansensaid,likeagreatbarn-door; andtheyallfeltthatitwasadoorbecauseoftheornatelintel,threshold,andjambsaroundit,thoughtheycouldnotdecidewhetheritlayflatlikeatrap-doororslantwiselikeanoutsidecellar-door. AsWilcoxwouldhavesaid,thegeometryoftheplacewasallwrong. Onecouldnotbesurethattheseaandthegroundwerehorizontal,hencetherelativepositionofeverythingelseseemedphantasmallyvariable. 

           Bridenpushedatthestoneinseveralplaceswithoutresult. ThenDonovanfeltoveritdelicatelyaroundtheedge,pressingeachpointseparatelyashewent. Heclimbedinterminablyalongthegrotesquestonemouldingthatis,onewouldcallitclimbingifthethingwasnotafterallhorizontalandthemenwonderedhowanydoorintheuniversecouldbesovast. Then,verysoftlyandslowly,theacre-greatpanelbegantogiveinwardatthetop;andtheysawthatitwasbalanced. Donovanslidorsomehowpropelledhimselfdownoralongthejambandrejoinedhisfellows,andeveryonewatchedthequeerrecessionofthemonstrouslycarvenportal. Inthisphantasyofprismaticdistortionitmovedanomalouslyinadiagonalway,sothatalltherulesofmatterandperspectiveseemedupset. 

           Theaperturewasblackwithadarknessalmostmaterial. Thattenebrousnesswasindeedapositivequality;foritobscuredsuchpartsoftheinnerwallsasoughttohavebeenrevealed,andactuallyburstforthlikesmokefromitsaeon-longimprisonment,visiblydarkeningthesunasitslunkawayintotheshrunkenandgibbousskyonflappingmembraneouswings. Theodourrisingfromthenewlyopeneddepthswasintolerable,andatlengththequick-earedHawkinsthoughtheheardanasty,sloppingsounddownthere. 

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