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           Acentralcourtasinotherstructureswehadseenfromtheairsavedtheinnerregionsfromtotaldarkness; sothatweseldomhadtouseourelectrictorchesintheupperroomsexceptwhenstudyingsculptureddetails. Belowtheicecap,however,thetwilightdeepened;andinmanypartsofthetangledgroundleveltherewasanapproachtoabsoluteblackness. 

           Toformevenarudimentaryideaofourthoughtsandfeelingsaswepenetratedthisaeon-silentmazeofunhumanmasonry,onemustcorrelateahopelesslybewilderingchaosoffugitivemoods,memories,andimpressions. Thesheerappallingantiquityandlethaldesolationoftheplacewereenoughtooverwhelmalmostanysensitiveperson,butaddedtotheseelementsweretherecentunexplainedhorroratthecamp,andtherevelationsalltoosooneffectedbytheterriblemuralsculpturesaroundus. Themomentwecameuponaperfectsectionofcarving,wherenoambiguityofinterpretationcouldexist,ittookonlyabriefstudytogiveusthehideoustruthatruthwhichitwouldbenaivetoclaimDanforthandIhadnotindependentlysuspectedbefore,thoughwehadcarefullyrefrainedfromevenhintingittoeachother. Therecouldnowbenofurthermercifuldoubtaboutthenatureofthebeingswhichhadbuiltandinhabitedthismonstrousdeadcitymillionsofyearsago,whenman’sancestorswereprimitivearchaicmammals,andvastdinosaursroamedthetropicalsteppesofEuropeandAsia. 

           Wehadpreviouslyclungtoadesperatealternativeandinsistedeachtohimselfthattheomnipresenceofthefive-pointedmotifsmeantonlysomeculturalorreligiousexaltationoftheArchaeannaturalobjectwhichhadsopatentlyembodiedthequalityoffive-pointedness; 

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