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Warren.) At this particular time our sloop was becalmed, and not far from the shore. The bank of the river, covered with mammoth trees, rose up several hundred feet in beautiful fashion. We seemed to be on the edge of some primeval forest that doubtless stretched far inland. ONE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME OUR SLOOP WAS BECALMED AND NOT FAR FROM THE SHORE THE BANK OF THE RIVER COVERED WITH MAMMOTH TREES ROSE UP SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN BEAUTIFUL FASHION WE SEEMED TO BE ON THE EDGE OF SOME PRIMEVAL FOREST THAT DOUBTLESS STRETCHED FAR INLAND
e our leave-taking from Stockholm. Suddenly we were frightened almost out of our wits by hearing in the far distance the singing of people. Very soon thereafter we discovered a huge ship gliding down the river directly toward us. Those aboard were singing in one mighty chorus that, echoing from bank to bank, sounded like a thousand voices, filling the whole universe with quivering melody. The accompaniment was played on stringed instruments not unlike our harps. It was a larger ship than any we had ever seen, and was differently constructed.(15) (15 Asiatic Mythology,--page 240, "Paradise found"--from translation by Sayce, in a book called "Records of the Past," we were told of a "dwelling" which "the gods created for" the first human beings,--a dwelling in which they "became great" and "increased in numbers," and the location of which is described in words exactly corresponding to those of Iranian, Indian, Chinese, Eddaic and Aztecan literature; namely, "in the center of the earth."-- LCULATED SINCE OUR LEAVE TAKING FROM STOCKHOLM SUDDENLY WE WERE FRIGHTENED ALMOST OUT OF OUR WITS BY HEARING IN THE FAR DISTANCE THE SINGING OF PEOPLE VERY SOON THEREAFTER WE DISCOVERED A HUGE SHIP GLIDING DOWN THE RIVER DIRECTLY TOWARD US THOSE ABOARD WERE SINKING IN ONE MIGHTY CHORUS THAT ECHOING FROM BANK TO BANK SOUNDED LIKE A THOUSAND VOICES FILLING THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH QUIVERING MELODY THE ACCOMPANIMENT WAS PLAYED ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS NOT UNLIKE OUR HARPS IT WAS A LARGER SHIP THAN ANY WE HAD EVER SEEN AND WAS DIFFERENTLY CONSTRUCTED NOTE FIFTEEN ASIATIC MYTHOLOGY PAGE TWO FORTY FOUR QUOTE PARADISE FOUND ON QUO FROM TRANSLATIONS BY SAYS IN A BOOK CALLED RECORDS OF THE PAST WE WERE TOLD OF A DWELLING WHICH THE GODS CREATED FOR THE FIRST HUMAN BEINGS A DWELLING IN WHICH THEY BECAME GREAT AND INCREASED IN NUMBERS AND THE LOCATION OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN WORDS EXACTLY CORRESPONDING TO THOSE OF URANIAN INDIAN CHINESE IDAIC AND AZTECAN LITERATURE NAMELY IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
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