Ужас Данвича
Chapter 5
Hewaslooking,hehadtoadmit,forakindofformulaorincantationcontainingthefrightfulnameYog–Sothoth,anditpuzzledhimtofinddiscrepancies,duplications,andambiguitieswhichmadethematterofdeterminationfarfromeasy. Ashecopiedtheformulahefinallychose,DrArmitagelookedinvoluntarilyoverhisshoulderattheopenpages; theleft-handoneofwhich,intheLatinversion,containedsuchmonstrousthreatstothepeaceandsanityoftheworld.
Norisittobethought(ranthetextasArmitagementallytranslatedit)thatmaniseithertheoldestorthelastofearth’smasters,orthatthecommonbulkoflifeandsubstancewalksalone. TheOldOneswere,theOldOnesare,andtheOldOnesshallbe. Notinthespacesweknow,butbetweenthem,theywalksereneandprimal,undimensionedandtousunseen. Yog–Sothothknowsthegate. Yog–Sothothisthegate. Yog–Sothothisthekeyandguardianofthegate. Past,present,future,allareoneinYog–Sothoth. HeknowswheretheOldOnesbrokethroughofold,andwhereTheyshallbreakthroughagain. HeknowswhereTheyhadtrodearth’sfields,andwhereTheystilltreadthem,andwhynoonecanbeholdThemasTheytread.
