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They spoke to us in a strange language. We knew from their manner, however, that they were not unfriendly. They talked a great deal among themselves, and one of them laughed immoderately, as though in finding us a queer discovery had been made. One of them spied our compass, and it seemed to interest them more than any other part of our sloop. Finally, the leader motioned as if to ask whether we were willing to leave our craft to go on board their ship. THEY SPOKE TO US IN A STRANGE LANGUAGE WE KNEW FROM THEIR MANNER HOWEVER THAT THEY WERE NOT UNFRIENDLY THEY TALKED A GREAT DEAL AMONG THEMSELVES AND ONE OF THEM LAUGHED IMMODERATELY AS THOUGH IN FINDING US A QUEER DISCOVERY HAD BEEN MADE ONE OF THEM SPIED OUR COMPASS AND IT SEEMED TO INTEREST THEM MORE THAN ANY OTHER PART OF OUR SLOOP FINALLY THE LEADER MOTIONED AS IF TO ASK WHETHER WE WERE WILLING TO LEAVE OUR CRAFT TO GO ON BOARD THEIR SHIP
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."--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. The immense craft paused, and almost immediately a boat was lowered and six men of gigantic stature rowed to our little fishing-sloop. 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 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 THE IMMENSE CRAFT PAUSED AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A BOAT WAS LOWERED AND SIX MEN OF GIGANTIC STATURE ROWED TO OUR LITTLE FISHING SLOOP
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