Ужас Данвича

Chapter 6

           Theskinwasthicklycoveredwithcoarseblackfur,andfromtheabdomenascoreoflonggreenish-greytentacleswithredsuckingmouthsprotrudedlimply. 

           Theirarrangementwasodd,andseemedtofollowthesymmetriesofsomecosmicgeometryunknowntoearthorthesolarsystem.Oneachofthehips,deepsetinakindofpinkish,ciliatedorbit,waswhatseemedtobearudimentaryeye; whilstinlieuofatailtheredependedakindoftrunkorfeelerwithpurpleannularmarkings,andwithmanyevidencesofbeinganundevelopedmouthorthroat. Thelimbs,savefortheirblackfur,roughlyresembledthehindlegsofprehistoricearth’sgiantsaurians,andterminatedinridgy-veinedpadsthatwereneitherhoovesnorclaws. Whenthethingbreathed,itstailandtentaclesrhythmicallychangedcolour,asiffromsomecirculatorycausenormaltothenon-humangreenishtinge,whilstinthetailitwasmanifestasayellowishappearancewhichalternatedwithasicklygrayish-whiteinthespacesbetweenthepurplerings. Ofgenuinebloodtherewasnone; onlythefoetidgreenish-yellowichorwhichtrickledalongthepaintedfloorbeyondtheradiusofthestickiness,andleftacuriousdiscolorationbehindit. 

           Asthepresenceofthethreemenseemedtorousethedyingthing,itbegantomumblewithoutturningorraisingitshead. DrArmitagemadenowrittenrecordofitsmouthings,butassertsconfidentlythatnothinginEnglishwasuttered. 

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