Первые люди на Луне
Chapter 8 — A Lunar Morning
Beyond,outofgulliesandflatsthathadbeenhiddenfromus,butnotfromthequickeningsun,overreefsandbanksofshiningrock,abristlingbeardofspikyandfleshyvegetationwasstrainingintoview,hurryingtumultuouslytotakeadvantageofthebriefdayinwhichitmustflowerandfruitandseedagainanddie.Itwaslikeamiracle,thatgrowth.So,onemustimagine,thetreesandplantsaroseattheCreationandcoveredthedesolationofthenew-madeearth.
Imagineit!Imaginethatdawn!Theresurrectionofthefrozenair,thestirringandquickeningofthesoil,andthenthissilentuprisingofvegetation,thisunearthlyascentoffleshinessandspikes.Conceiveitalllitbyablazethatwouldmaketheintensestsunlightofearthseemwateryandweak.Andstillaroundthisstirringjungle,wherevertherewasshadow,lingeredbanksofbluishsnow.Andtohavethepictureofourimpressioncomplete,youmustbearinmindthatwesawitallthroughathickbentglass,distortingitasthingsaredistortedbyalens,acuteonlyinthecentreofthepicture,andverybrightthere,andtowardstheedgesmagnifiedandunreal.
