sudden agony of mad reverberations which shook the trembling aether. In one
delirious flash and burst it happened; one blinding, deafening holocaust of
fire, smoke, and thunder that dissolved the wan moon as it sped outward to the
void.
And when the smoke cleared away, and I sought to look upon the earth, I beheld
against the background of cold, humorous stars only the dying sun and the pale
mournful Free Live Video haboyt planets searching for their sister.
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The Descendant by H. P. LovecraftThe Descendant
by H. P.
Lovecraft
Written 1926
Published 1938 in Leaves, Vol. 2, p. 107-10.
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