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He spoke the Mercurian language, although the liquid intonations came harshly from his sneering lips. HE SPOKE THE MERCURIAN LANGUAGE ALTHOUGH THE LIQUID INTONATIONS CAME HARSHLY FROM HIS SNEERING LIPS
e. Philosophers have written books on the "coincidence" in appearance of the ancient Devil and the modern decadent Plutonians. 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. What was once classed as superstition was therefore a true racial memory. Long before our ancestors came out of their caves to build houses, the Plutonians had mastered interplanetary travel--only to forget the secret until human ingenuity should reveal it once more. The modern Plutonian in that dank cave was over ten feet tall, and it is easy to see why he dominated the assemblage. His black visage was set in an evil smile; his ebony body glistened in the firelight. He held a three-pronged spear in one hand, and sat on a pile of rocks, a sort of rough throne, so that he towered magnificently above all others. IR RESEMBLANCE IS THERE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE WRITTEN BOOKS ON THE COINCIDENCE IN APPEARANCE OF THE ANCIENT DEVIL AND THE MODERN DECADENT PLUTONIANS 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 WHAT WAS ONCE CLASSED AS SUPERSTITION WAS THEREFORE A TRUE RACIAL MEMORY LONG BEFORE OUR ANCESTORS CAME OUT OF THEIR CAVES TO BUILD HOUSES THE PLUTONIANS HAD MASTERED INTO PLANETARY TRAVEL ONLY TO FORGET THE SECRET UNTIL HUMAN INGENUITY SHOULD REVEAL IT ONCE MORE THE MODERN PLUTONIAN IN THAT DAMP CAVE WAS OVER TEN FEET TALL AND IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY HE DOMINATED THE ASSEMBLAGE HIS BLACK VISAGE WAS SET IN AN EVIL SMILE HIS EBONY BODY GLISTENED IN THE FIRELIGHT HE HELD A THREE PRONGED SPEAR IN ONE HAND AND SAT ON A PILE OF ROCKS A SORT OF ROUGH THRONE SO THAT HE TOWERED MAGNIFICENTLY ABOVE ALL OTHERS
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