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           Thisisthepaddle,fin,orpseudofootwhichhasmadeprintsinrocksfromathousandmilliontofiftyorsixtymillionyearsold. 

           "Frominneranglesofstarfisharrangementprojecttwo-footreddishtubestaperingfromthreeinchesdiameteratbasetooneattip. Orificesattips. Allthesepartsinfinitelytoughandleathery,butextremelyflexible. Four-footarmswithpaddlesundoubtedlyusedforlocomotionofsomesort,marineorotherwise. Whenmoved,displaysuggestionsofexaggeratedmuscularity. Asfound,alltheseprojectionstightlyfoldedoverpseudoneckandendoftorso,correspondingtoprojectionsatotherend. 

           "Cannotyetassignpositivelytoanimalorvegetablekingdom,butoddsnowfavoranimal. Probablyrepresentsincrediblyadvancedevolutionofradiatawithoutlossofcertainprimitivefeatures. Echinodermresemblancesunmistakabledespitelocalcontradictoryevidences. 

           "Wingstructurepuzzlesinviewofprobablemarinehabitat,butmayhaveuseinwaternavigation. Symmetryiscuriouslyvegetablelike,suggestingvegetable’sessentialup-and-downstructureratherthananimal’sfore-and-aftstructure. Fabulouslyearlydateofevolution,precedingevensimplestArchaeanprotozoahithertoknown,bafflesallconjectureastoorigin. 

           "Completespecimenshavesuchuncannyresemblancetocertaincreaturesofprimalmyththatsuggestionofancientexistenceoutsideantarcticbecomesinevitable. DyerandPabodiehavereadNecronomiconandseenClarkAshtonSmith’snightmarepaintingsbasedontext,andwillunderstandwhenIspeakofElderThingssupposedtohavecreatedallearthlifeasjestormistake. Studentshavealwaysthoughtconceptionformedfrommorbidimaginativetreatmentofveryancienttropicalradiata. 

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