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           ThespecimensfoundbypoorLakedidnotenterintotheseguesses,fortheirgeologicsettingprovedthemtohavelivedatwhatmusthavebeenaveryearlydateinthelandcity’shistory. Theywere,accordingtotheirlocation,certainlynotlessthanthirtymillionyearsold,andwereflectedthatintheirdaythesea-caverncity,andindeedthecavernitself,hadhadnoexistence. Theywouldhaverememberedanolderscene,withlushTertiaryvegetationeverywhere,ayoungerlandcityofflourishingartsaroundthem,andagreatriversweepingnorthwardalongthebaseofthemightymountainstowardafar-awaytropicocean. 

           AndyetwecouldnothelpthinkingaboutthesespecimensespeciallyabouttheeightperfectonesthatweremissingfromLake’shideouslyravagedcamp. Therewassomethingabnormalaboutthatwholebusinessthestrangethingswehadtriedsohardtolaytosomebody’smadnessthosefrightfulgravestheamountandnatureofthemissingmaterialGedney theunearthlytoughnessofthosearchaicmonstrosities,andthequeervitalfreaksthesculpturesnowshowedtheracetohaveDanforthandIhadseenagooddealinthelastfewhours,andwerepreparedtobelieveandkeepsilentaboutmanyappallingandincrediblesecretsofprimalnature. 

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