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           AlsolikeprehistoricfolklorethingsWilmarthhasspokenof-Cthulhucultappendages,etc. 

           "Vastfieldofstudyopened. DepositsprobablyoflateCretaceousorearlyEoceneperiod,judgingfromassociatedspecimens. Massivestalagmitesdepositedabovethem. Hardworkhewingout,buttoughnesspreventeddamage. Stateofpreservationmiraculous,evidentlyowingtolimestoneaction. Nomorefoundsofar,butwillresumesearchlater. Jobnowtogetfourteenhugespecimenstocampwithoutdogs,whichbarkfuriouslyandcan’tbetrustednearthem. 

           "Withninemen-threelefttoguardthedogs-weoughttomanagethethreesledgesfairlywell,thoughwindisbad. MustestablishplanecommunicationwithMcMurdoSoundandbeginshippingmaterial. ButI’vegottodissectoneofthesethingsbeforewetakeanyrest. WishIhadareallaboratoryhere. Dyerbetterkickhimselfforhavingtriedtostopmywestwardtrip. Firsttheworld’sgreatestmountains,andthenthis. Ifthislastisn’tthehighspotoftheexpedition,Idon’tknowwhatis. We’remadescientifically. Congrats,Pabodie,onthedrillthatopenedupthecave. NowwillArkhampleaserepeatdescription?" 

           ThesensationsofPabodieandmyselfatreceiptofthisreportwerealmostbeyonddescription,norwereourcompanionsmuchbehindusinenthusiasm. McTighe,whohadhastilytranslatedafewhighspotsastheycamefromthedroningreceivingset,wroteouttheentiremessagefromhisshorthandversionassoonasLake’soperatorsignedoff. Allappreciatedtheepoch-makingsignificanceofthediscovery,andIsentLakecongratulationsassoonastheArkham’soperatorhadrepeatedbackthedescriptivepartsasrequested;andmyexamplewasfollowedbyShermanfromhisstationattheMcMurdoSoundsupplycache,aswellasbyCaptainDouglasoftheArkham. 

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