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But the mosquito baffles our genius, for he seems to be able to get through as small an opening as air can. Likewise, the pestiferous water animals seem to invade the homes of Stazza, notwithstanding all efforts at prevention. BUT THE MOSQUITO BAFFLES OUR GENIUS FOR HE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH AS SMALL AN OPENING AS AIR CAN LIKEWISE THE POSTIFEROUS WATER ANIMALS SEEM TO INVADE THE HOMES OF STAZZA NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THEIR EFFORTS AT PREVENTION
to come, owing to the fact that these hostile fish occupy the soundless depths even as deep as four or five hundred miles according to our measurement. Horned fish rising from these depths are a horrible menace to excursion parties or caravans, as well as to settlers on what we would call the frontier. The homes of Stazza are made of metallic substances. There are a few minerals very plentiful, resembling brass, and it is a common sight to see polished buildings fantastic in their arrangement, shining through the pellucid water like gold. The cities are built on gentle inclines in the deeper waters and present a picturesque scene. They look more like a cluster of giant fairy abodes than like New York or London. Nothing in all the world of Stazza resembles a product of our manufacture more than the fine screening that protects every human dwelling from an invasion of small water animals. It reminded me of the mosquito netting as a safe-guard against flies and other insects in our world.  CENTURIES TO COME OWING TO THE FACT THAT THESE HOSTILE FISH OCCUPY THE SOUNDLESS DEPTHS EVEN AS DEEP AS FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED MILES ACCORDING TO OUR MEASUREMENT HORNED FISH RISING FROM THESE DEPTHS ARE A HORRIBLE MENACE TO EXCURSION PARTIES OR CARAVANS AS WELL AS TO SETTLERS ON WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE FRONTIER THE HOMES OF STAZZAAR ARE MADE OF METALLIC SUBSTANCES THERE ARE A FEW MINERALS VERY PLENTIFUL RESEMBLING BRASS AND IT IS A COMMON SIGHT TO SEE POLISHED BUILDINGS FANTASTIC IN THEIR ARRANGEMENT SHINING THROUGH THE PELLUCID WATER LIKE GOLD THE CITIES ARE BUILT ON GENTLE INCLINES IN THE DEEPER WATERS AND PRESENT A PICTURESQUE SCENE THEY LOOK MORE LIKE A CLUSTER OF GIANT FAIRY ABODES THAN LIKE NEW YORK OR LONDON NOTHING IN ALL THE WORLD OF STIZZAR RESEMBLES A PRODUCT OF OUR MANUFACTURE MORE THAN THE FINE SCREENING THAT PROTECTS EVERY HUMAN DWELLING FROM AN INVASION OF SMALL WATER ANIMALS IT REMINDED ME OF THE MOSQUITO NETTING AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST FLIES AND OTHER INSECTS OF OUR WORLD
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