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The Plutonians were once numerous and far advanced in science, and no doubt they called on the Earth many times, in prehistoric days, and the so called Devil was a true picture of those vicious invaders, who are somewhat less human than usually portrayed. THE PLUTONIANS WERE ONCE NUMEROUS AND FAR ADVANCED IN SCIENCE AND NO DOUBT THEY CALLED ON THE EARTH MANY TIMES IN PREHISTORIC DAYS AND THE SO CALLED DEVIL WAS A TRUE PICTURE OF THOSE VICIOUS INVADERS WHO ARE SOMEWHAT LESS HUMAN THAN USUALLY BETRAYED
ween the pendent icicles of rock and see a fire burning on a huge oblong block of stone. Figures were sitting on the floor around this block--hundreds of Mercurians. The leaping flames made their white and green faces and bodies look frog-like and less human than usual. * * * * * But the figure that dominated the whole assemblage, both by its own hugeness and the magnetic power that flowed from it, was not of Mercury but of Pluto. For the benefit of those who have never seen a stuffed Plutonian in our museums--and they are very rare--let me refer you to the pious books still to be found in ancient library collections. The ancients personified their fears and hates in a being they called the Devil. The resemblance between the Devil of their imagination and a Plutonian is really astounding. Horns, hoofs, tail--almost to the smallest detail, the resemblance is there. Philosophers have written books on the "coincidence" in appearance of the ancient Devil and the modern decadent Plutonians.  THE OFFICER COULD LOOK BETWEEN THE PENDENT ICICLES OF ROCK AND SEE A FIRE BURNING ON A HUGE OBLONG BLOCK OF STONE FIGURES WERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR ROUND THIS BLOCK HUNDREDS OF MERCURIANS THE LEAFING FLAMES MADE THEIR WHITE AND GREEN FACES AND BODIES LOOK FROG LIKE AND LESS HUMAN THAN USUAL BUT THE FIGURE THAT DOMINATED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLAGE BOTH BY ITS OWN HUGENESS AND THE MAGNETIC POWER THAT FLOWED FROM IT WAS NOT OF A MERCURY BUT OF PLUTO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN A STUFFED PLUTONIAN IN OUR MUSEUMS AND THEY ARE VERY RARE LET ME REFER YOU TO THE PIOUS BOOKS STILL TO BE FOUND IN ANCIENT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS THE ANCIENTS PERSONIFIED THEIR FEARS AND HATES IN A BEING THEY CALLED THE DEVIL THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE DEVIL OF THEIR IMAGINATION AND A PLUTONIAN IS REALLY ASTOUNDING HORNS HOOFS TAIL ALMOST TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL THEIR RESEMBLANCE IS THERE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE WRITTEN BOOKS ON THE COINCIDENCE IN APPEARANCE OF THE ANCIENT DEVIL AND THE MODERN DECADENT PLUTONIANS
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