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It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World

           YouareaColumbusofsciencewhohasdiscoveredalostworld.I’mawfullysorryifIseemedtodoubtyou.Itwasallsounthinkable.ButIunderstandevidencewhenIseeit,andthisshouldbegoodenoughforanyone."

           TheProfessorpurredwithsatisfaction.

           "Andthen,sir,whatdidyoudonext?"

           "Itwasthewetseason,Mr.Malone,andmystoreswereexhausted.Iexploredsomeportionofthishugecliff,butIwasunabletofindanywaytoscaleit.ThepyramidalrockuponwhichIsawandshotthepterodactylwasmoreaccessible.Beingsomethingofacragsman,Ididmanagetogethalfwaytothetopofthat.FromthatheightIhadabetterideaoftheplateauuponthetopofthecrags.Itappearedtobeverylarge;neithertoeastnortowestcouldIseeanyendtothevistaofgreen-cappedcliffs.Below,itisaswampy,junglyregion,fullofsnakes,insects,andfever.Itisanaturalprotectiontothissingularcountry."

           "Didyouseeanyothertraceoflife?"

           "No,sir,Ididnot;butduringtheweekthatwelayencampedatthebaseofthecliffweheardsomeverystrangenoisesfromabove."

           "ButthecreaturethattheAmericandrew?Howdoyouaccountforthat?"

           "Wecanonlysupposethathemusthavemadehiswaytothesummitandseenitthere.Weknow,therefore,thatthereisawayup.Weknowequallythatitmustbeaverydifficultone,otherwisethecreatureswouldhavecomedownandoverrunthesurroundingcountry.Surelythatisclear?"

           "Buthowdidtheycometobethere?"

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