Pnakotic Manuscripts: Amnesia Across Aeons by Sunchales

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 AMNESIA ACROSS ACROSS AEONS  by SUNCHALES SUNCHALES (Summary: An excerpt from an entry in the  Pnakotic Manuscripts Manuscripts e!cribin" the !ecret that the #reat Race ha! a$%ay! $on"e to p$umb&'

he he mu$t mu$tit itu uino inou! u! )ue! )ue!ti tion on!! re"a re"ar rin in" " our our ori" ori"in ina$ a$ form form!! ha*e ha*e un!ett$e u! for mi$$ennia& Inee+ %hether %e %ou$ ta,e our !ou$  *oya"e! !o bo$$y or or fre)uent$y a! %e ha*e ha*e one hi!torica$$y ha the my!tery of our ori"in! not "na%e at u! ince!!ant$y& -e reca$$ our home home p$a p$anet. net.!! name name++ but but beyo eyon thi! thi! one *ita *ita$$ hint int+ %e ha*e ha*e unco*ere no materia$! to%ar our true hi!tory& Ho%e Ho%e*er *er++ rece recent nt fora foray! y! acro acro!! !! the the eb ebon on "u$f "u$f an an temp tempor ora$ a$ cha!m ha*e re*ea$e !ecret! heretofore con!iere $i,e$y $o!t fore*er& Our %or$ of /ith ha! no% been "$imp!e in %hat mi"ht mu!t !ure$y   be it! youth&  /ith.! !o$e $anma!! ,no%n at the time of thi! %ritin" %a! a continent that !panne ha$f the face of one !ie of the p$anet& hi!  broa i!$an en0oye e*ery ,no%n *ariety of biome1 the %e!t boa!te e!e e!ert rt!! to ri*a ri*a$$ %hat %hat %ou$ %ou$  be beco come me of Mar! Mar!++ an an the the *er *eran antt temperate fore!t! of the ea!t cou$ fair$y !oothe a %eary tra*e$er %ith their their mi$ mi$ coo$ne coo$ne!! !! an "ent$y "ent$y tric, tric,$in $in" " !tream !tream!& !& Sa$ine Sa$ine %ater+ %ater+ a! expecte+ b$an,ete the re!t of the %or$.! !urface& In an out of thi!  %ater2an in a! often a! out2$i*e out2$i*e the ori"ina$ ori"ina$ /ithian!& Our fir!t boie! re!emb$e neither the beet$e! of Earth.! future nor the repti$e! of 3enu!& Our forebear!+ in fact+ %ere amphibiou!+ thou"h they i not up$icate the phenotype of the race ,no%n a! the 4eep 4eep One! One!&& he he ori" ori"ina ina$$ #reat #reat Race Race re0o re0oic ice e in mu$t mu$tit itu uin inou ou!! aaptation! for $ife in the *a!t !a$t !ea2"i$$! a$on" the f$an,! for re!piration+ mu!cu$ar hyro!tat! to prope$ them throu"h the %ater+ tent tentac ac$$e! for for "rab "rabbi bin" n" !ma$ !ma$$$ an an )uic )uic,5 ,5a art rtin in" " prey prey55 55bu butt our our primoria$ ance!tor! a$!o re!ie comfortab$y on $an+ %here they  cou$ $i*e free from the e*er5pre!ent threat of the co$o!!a$ carni*ore! that that pro%$e pro%$e  the pe$a"i pe$a"icc re"ion re"ion!& !& Our ance!t ance!tor or!. !. !oft+ !oft+ tran! tran!$uc $ucent ent  boie! containe chromatophore! that a$$o%e them to "$o% in the

ar, an b$en in perfect$y %ith the ini"o epth!+ an they exerci!e thi! function e*en %hen treain" on !o$i "roun to accentuate the expre!!ion of their fee$in"! or+ perhap!+ to execute %him!y& o the current extent of our ,no%$e"e+ the ori"ina$ #reat Race !eem! to ha*e fa*ore the continent.! !outhern re"ion+ %hich boa!te the %arme!t+ %ette!t c$imate& Much $i,e the au!tra$ territory %e thri*e in on the the p$an p$anet et %e inha inhabi bitt at the the pre! pre!en entt time time++ the the neth nether ermo mo!t !t portion of the continent %a! co*ere in ferti$e+ b$oomin" 0un"$e!+ an much urban acti*ity centere aroun the tip c$o!e!t to the broa purp$e ocean& he coa!ta$ en*ironment !eeme to !oothe the citi6en! an in!pire them to exp$ore an ana$y6e the %or$ aroun them& he !i"ht of the bri"ht $a*ener !,y fa$$in" acro!! the *io$et !ea near$y  cau!e! one to mourn our ma!! exou! from the %or$&  At any rate+ the !outhern coa!t of thi! continent he$ %hat may   be the "a$axy.!+ if not the uni*er!e.!+ fir!t $aboratory& In thi! immen!e !phe !pheri rica ca$$ bui$ bui$i in" n"++ con! con!tr truc ucte te  from from the the o!!e o!!eou ou!! ti!! ti!!ue ue of ea ea marine in*ertebrate! (a! %ere the race.! per!ona$ habitation!'+ the ori"ina$ #reat Race conucte inorinate amount! of the re!earch that not on$y impro*e their o%n $i*in" conition! but %hich brou"ht u! to %here %e are no%& 4e!pite it! "$obu$ar !hape+ thi! "ray an porou! $oo,in" in!titute of !cience reare to the !,y $i,e one of our o%n o%n ba!a$ ba!a$tt to%e to%er! r! an an con! con!i! i!te te  of mu$t mu$tit itu uino inou! u! f$oo f$oor! r!++ each each eicate to a ifferent i!cip$ine or function& he ori"ina$ #reat Race reprouce by $ayin" c$u!ter! of e""!2 !ometime! in the %ater that borere the i!$an but more often in heate in!u$ation tube! bui$t into the perimeter of !pecia$i6e room! in their $aboratori $aboratorie!& e!& In the center! of the!e room! room! $ay ma!!i*e poo$! of brac,i!h %ater %here the ne%$y hatche off!prin" cou$ !%im an "raua "raua$$y $$y e*e$ e*e$op op into into their their ao$e! ao$e!cen cence& ce& Atten Attenan ant!+ t!+ a !)ua !)ua of  eicate nur!in" !taff primari$y compo!e of ini*iua$! in their ear$ie!t !ta"e of au$thoo+ !uper*i!e the $ar*ae %ith "reat i$i"ence an nurturance& None of the off!prin" %ere for"otten1 the attenant! fe an care for a$$& Mo!t Mo!t !urpri !urpri!in !in"$y "$y++ ho%e*e ho%e*er+ r+ thi! thi! $abor $aborato atory. ry.!! ba!eme ba!ement nt he$ he$ ob0ect! of unetermine purpo!e& One mi"ht expect the ba!ement of a $abo $abora rato tory ry to cont contai ain n out outat ate e e) e)ui uipm pmen entt no $on" $on"er er in u!e u!e an perhap! an a!!ortment of boo,! an 0anitoria$ !upp$ie!& In!tea+ the uner"roun chamber %a! cramme %ith parapherna$ia intene for u!e! a! of yet unfathome& Specifica$$y+ a c$u!ter of tripo5$i,e e*ice! !too in a rin" in the

center of the room+ each of %hich %a! !urroune by !mooth !tone! of *aryin" co$or!& Intri"uin"$y+ the!e contraption! may ha*e been the prot protot otyp ypee for for our our o%n o%n time time5m 5man anip ipu$ u$at ator or!+ !+ "i*e "i*en n that that fixt fixtur ure! e! of  ref$ecti*e !urface! $i,e "$a!! an $itt$e !pinnin" !he$$! mounte the tripo!& More pu66$in" are the ecoration! on the !tone!& Each !tone  bore one of t%o pattern!: t%o circ$e! attache by an o*erhan"in" $oop or it! in*er!ion& 7uture re!earch %i$$ ecipher their meanin"&  An+ 0u!t be!ie thi! o i!p$ay+ 0ar! of !a$t an a!h $ay bro,en on the the f$oo f$oor& r& heir heir !pec !pecif ific ic func functi tion on rema remain in!! a my!t my!ter ery+ y+ but but the the current con0ecture i! that they !er*e a! too$! in !ome !ort of fortune5 te$$in" ritua$& Ironic that the uni*er!e8! mo!t a*ance !pecie! %ou$ re!ort to a primiti*e pa!time+ an yet+ for a$$ our pro"re!!+ %e mu!t !ti$$ yie$ to the infinite my!tery of the co!mo!& HE EN4 Note!: 9he Shao% Out of the ime+9 the #reat Race of /ith+ an the  Pnakotic Manuscripts are the creation! of H& & Lo*ecraft& A$$ are in the pub$ic omain no%& Ro!encrant6+ I hope thi! contribution oe!n8t i!appoint you& NOES: NOES: HIS CHAER CHAER O7 O7 7ICI3E ARCAN ARCANUM UM IS 7ROM HE ONLINE 7AN 7ICION LI;RAR/+ 9ARCHI3E O7 OUR O-N&9 I7  /OU 4ON8