I suppose that only a single mountain-top, the citadel whereon Cthulu was buried, actually emerged from the waters... Johansen and his men were awed by the majesty of this Babylon of demons, and must have guessed without guidance that it was nothing of this or any other sane planet. Awe at the size of the stone blocks, at the height of the monolith, and at the identity of the statues and bas-reliefs with the image found in the shrine on the Alert, is visible in every line of the mate's description.
Holy shit, he's right. That is pretty decent prose.
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Date: 2011-04-25 08:38 pm (UTC)Holy shit, he's right. That is pretty decent prose.