Жах Данвіча
Chapter 5
ByTheirsmellcanmensometimesknowThemnear,butofTheirsemblancecannomanknow,savingonlyinthefeaturesofthoseTheyhavebegottenonmankind; andofthosearetheremanysorts,differinginlikenessfromman’struesteidolontothatshapewithoutsightorsubstancewhichisThem. TheywalkunseenandfoulinlonelyplaceswheretheWordshavebeenspokenandtheRiteshowledthroughattheirSeasons. ThewindgibberswithTheirvoices,andtheearthmutterswithTheirconsciousness. Theybendtheforestandcrushthecity,yetmaynotforestorcitybeholdthehandthatsmites. KadathinthecoldwastehathknownThem,andwhatmanknowsKadath? TheicedesertoftheSouthandthesunkenislesofOceanholdstoneswhereonTheirsealisengraver,butwhohathseenthedeepfrozencityorthesealedtowerlonggarlandedwithseaweedandbarnacles? GreatCthulhuisTheircousin,yetcanhespyThemonlydimly. Iä! Shub–Niggurath! AsafoulnessshallyeknowThem. Theirhandisatyourthroats,yetyeseeThemnot;andTheirhabitationisevenonewithyourguardedthreshold. Yog–Sothothisthekeytothegate,wherebythespheresmeet. ManrulesnowwhereTheyruledonce; Theyshallsoonrulewheremanrulesnow. Aftersummeriswinter,afterwintersummer. Theywaitpatientandpotent,forhereshallTheyreignagain.
