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It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World

           Athingreenlineofvegetationfringedthesummitoftheruddycliff.

           "Well?"heasked.

           "Itisnodoubtacuriousformation,"saidI"butIamnotgeologistenoughtosaythatitiswonderful."

           "Wonderful!"herepeated."Itisunique.Itisincredible.Nooneonearthhaseverdreamedofsuchapossibility.Nowthenext."

           Iturneditover,andgaveanexclamationofsurprise.Therewasafull-pagepictureofthemostextraordinarycreaturethatIhadeverseen.Itwasthewilddreamofanopiumsmoker,avisionofdelirium.Theheadwaslikethatofafowl,thebodythatofabloatedlizard,thetrailingtailwasfurnishedwithupward-turnedspikes,andthecurvedbackwasedgedwithahighserratedfringe,whichlookedlikeadozencocks’wattlesplacedbehindeachother.Infrontofthiscreaturewasanabsurdmannikin,ordwarf,inhumanform,whostoodstaringatit.

           "Well,whatdoyouthinkofthat?"criedtheProfessor,rubbinghishandswithanairoftriumph.

           "Itismonstrousgrotesque."

           "Butwhatmadehimdrawsuchananimal?"

           "Tradegin,Ishouldthink."

           "Oh,that’sthebestexplanationyoucangive,isit?"

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