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           "Stilllater. Havefoundpeculiarsoapstonefragmentaboutsixinchesacrossandaninchandahalfthick,whollyunlikeanyvisiblelocalformation-greenish,butnoevidencestoplaceitsperiod. Hascurioussmoothnessandregularity. Shapedlikefive-pointedstarwithtipsbrokenoff,andsignsofothercleavageatinwardanglesandincenterofsurface. Small,smoothdepressionincenterofunbrokensurface. Arousesmuchcuriosityastosourceandweathering. Probablysomefreakofwateraction. Carroll,withmagnifier,thinkshecanmakeoutadditionalmarkingsofgeologicsignificance. Groupsoftinydotsinregularpatterns. Dogsgrowinguneasyaswework,andseemtohatethissoapstone. Mustseeifithasanypeculiarodor. WillreportagainwhenMillsgetsbackwithlightandwestartonundergroundarea." 

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           "10:15P.M. Importantdiscovery. OrrendorfandWatkins,workingundergroundat9:45withlight,foundmonstrousbarrel-shapedfossilofwhollyunknownnature;probablyvegetableunlessovergrownspecimenofunknownmarineradiata. Tissueevidentlypreservedbymineralsalts. Toughasleather,butastonishingflexibilityretainedinplaces. Marksofbroken-offpartsatendsandaroundsides. Sixfeetendtoend,threeandfive-tenthsfeetcentraldiameter,taperingtoonefootateachend. Likeabarrelwithfivebulgingridgesinplaceofstaves. Lateralbreakages,asofthinnishstalks,areatequatorinmiddleoftheseridges. Infurrowsbetweenridgesarecuriousgrowths-combsorwingsthatfoldupandspreadoutlikefans. Allgreatlydamagedbutone,whichgivesalmostseven-footwingspread. Arrangementremindsoneofcertainmonstersofprimalmyth,especiallyfabledElderThingsinNecronomicon. 

           "Theirwingsseemtobemembranous,stretchedonframeworkofglandulartubing. Apparentminuteorificesinframetubingatwingtips. 

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