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           Thisrampart,shapedlikeastarandperhapsthreehundredfeetfrompointtopoint,wasbuiltofJurassicsandstoneblocksofirregularsize,averaging6x8feetinsurface. Therewasarowofarchedloopholesorwindowsaboutfourfeetwideandfivefeethigh,spacedquitesymmetricallyalongthepointsofthestarandatitsinnerangles,andwiththebottomsaboutfourfeetfromtheglaciatedsurface. Lookingthroughthese,wecouldseethatthemasonrywasfullyfivefeetthick,thattherewerenopartitionsremainingwithin,andthatthereweretracesofbandedcarvingsorbas-reliefsontheinteriorwallsfactswehadindeedguessedbefore,whenflyinglowoverthisrampartandotherslikeit. Thoughlowerpartsmusthaveoriginallyexisted,alltracesofsuchthingswerenowwhollyobscuredbythedeeplayeroficeandsnowatthispoint. 

           Wecrawledthroughoneofthewindowsandvainlytriedtodecipherthenearlyeffacedmuraldesigns,butdidnotattempttodisturbtheglaciatedfloor. Ourorientationflightshadindicatedthatmanybuildingsinthecityproperwerelessice-choked,andthatwemightperhapsfindwhollyclearinteriorsleadingdowntothetruegroundlevelifweenteredthosestructuresstillroofedatthetop. Beforewelefttherampartwephotographeditcarefully,andstudieditsmortar-lessCyclopeanmasonrywithcompletebewilderment. WewishedthatPabodiewerepresent,forhisengineeringknowledgemighthavehelpedusguesshowsuchtitanicblockscouldhavebeenhandledinthatunbelievablyremoteagewhenthecityanditsoutskirtswerebuiltup. 

           Thehalf-milewalkdownhilltotheactualcity,withtheupperwindshriekingvainlyandsavagelythroughtheskywardpeaksinthebackground,wassomethingofwhichthesmallestdetailswillalwaysremainengravedonmymind. 

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