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           Fortunatelywehadasupplyofextrapapertotearup,placeinasparespecimenbag,anduseontheancientprincipleofhareandhoundsformarkingourcourseinanyinteriormazeswemightbeabletopenetrate. Thishadbeenbroughtincasewefoundsomecavesystemwithairquietenoughtoallowsucharapidandeasymethodinplaceoftheusualrock-chippingmethodoftrailblazing. 

           Walkingcautiouslydownhilloverthecrustedsnowtowardthestupendousstonelabyrinththatloomedagainsttheopalescentwest,wefeltalmostaskeenasenseofimminentmarvelsaswehadfeltonapproachingtheunfathomedmountainpassfourhourspreviously. True,wehadbecomevisuallyfamiliarwiththeincrediblesecretconcealedbythebarrierpeaks;yettheprospectofactuallyenteringprimordialwallsrearedbyconsciousbeingsperhapsmillionsofyearsagobeforeanyknownraceofmencouldhaveexisted wasnonethelessawesomeandpotentiallyterribleinitsimplicationsofcosmicabnormality. Thoughthethinnessoftheairatthisprodigiousaltitudemadeexertionsomewhatmoredifficultthanusual,bothDanforthandIfoundourselvesbearingupverywell,andfeltequaltoalmostanytaskwhichmightfalltoourlot. Ittookonlyafewstepstobringustoashapelessruinwornlevelwiththesnow,whiletenorfifteenrodsfartherontherewasahuge,rooflessrampartstillcompleteinitsgiganticfive-pointedoutlineandrisingtoanirregularheightoftenorelevenfeet. Forthislatterweheaded;andwhenatlastwewereactuallyabletotouchitsweatheredCyclopeanblocks,wefeltthatwehadestablishedanunprecedentedandalmostblasphemouslinkwithforgottenaeonsnormallyclosedtoourspecies. 

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