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Perhaps the most surprising feature of the educational advancement of these water spirits is their knowledge of astronomy. To them, under the water, the stars have always looked beautiful, and from an early date in their history a study of them has engaged the attention of their scholars. PERHAPS THE MOST SURPRISING FEATURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THESE WATER SPIRITS IS THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOMY TO THEM UNDER THE WATER THE STARS HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND FROM AN EARLY DATE IN THEIR HISTORY A STUDY OF THEM HAS ENGAGED THE ATTENTION OF THEIR SCHOLARS
te as perfect for that world as our own systems are for ours. They have an alphabet, covering their needs in language, consisting of a series of strokes, curves and angles, somewhat resembling our shorthand systems. This language is identical in print or script, and is superior to our method of expresssing thought by handwriting. The experts of Stazza have learned the art of slicing metallic blocks into sheets of any desired thickness. These sheets serve the same purpose for them as paper does for us, and are furnished at an insignificant cost of labor. We have the very elements in our Earth to produce these metallic blocks if we knew the combination, which might be easily found if we had as much need for them as the people of this water world. The metallic blocks are used for a great variety of purposes. There are some high class artists who have immortalized themselves by their master-pieces, one of which I saw on a five-cornered metallic sheet measuring about eight feet in diameter. F STAZZAR ARE QUITE AS PERFECT FOR THAT WORLD AS OUR OWN SYSTEMS ARE FOR OURS THEY HAVE AN ALPHABET COVERING THEIR NEEDS IN LANGUAGE CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF STROKES CURVES AND ANGLES SOMEWHAT RESEMBLING OUR SHORTHAND SYSTEMS THIS LANGUAGE IS IDENTICAL IN PRINT OR SCRIPT AND IS SUPERIOR TO OUR METHOD OF EXPRESSING THOUGHT BY HANDWRITING THE EXPERTS OF STIZZAR HAVE LEARNED THE ART OF SLICING METALLIC BLOCKS INTO SHEETS OF ANY DESIRED THICKNESS THESE SHEETS SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE FOR THEM AS PAPER DOES FOR US AND ARE FURNISHED AT AN INSIGNIFICANT COST OF LABOR WE HAVE THE VERY ELEMENTS IN OUR EARTH TO PRODUCE THESE METALLIC BLOCKS IF WE KNEW THE COMBINATION WHICH MIGHT BE EASILY FOUND IF WE HAD AS MUCH NEED FOR THEM AS THE PEOPLE OF THIS WATER WORLD THE METALLIC BLOCKS ARE USED FOR A GREAT VARIETY OF PURPOSES THERE ARE SOME HIGH CLASS ARTISTS WHO HAVE IMMORTALIZED THEMSELVES BY THEIR MASTERPIECES ONE OF WHICH I SAW ON A FIVE CORNERED METALLIC SHEET MEASURING ABOUT EIGHT FEET IN DIAMETER
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