The Book of Iod - Kh'ut-Nah's Unacknowledged Chapters

THE BOOK OF IOD

KH'UT-NAH'S UNACKNOWLEDGED CHAPTERS Note: Here are the the complete complete text o! t"o tor#e tor#e $% He&r% Ktt&er( Ktt&er( )The Eater o! Sol) a&* )The +et o! Droom-A,#ta)--$oth o! "h#ch ma% possibly ma% possibly $elo&  $elo& .a )chapter)/ "#th#& the *ar0 tome calle* The  Book of Iod 1 .Or ma%$e a&other tome1/ 2oth o! thee $r#e! tale "ere p$l#he* "#th#& the hallo"e* pae o! Weird Tales1 Tales1 No "here *oe #t a% that the% aren't  chapter  chapter o! a *ar0 tome111 --Sta!! Wr#ter( 34561 51 )The Eater o! Sol) .+a&ar% 5789/ 31 )The +et o! o! Droom-A,#ta) Droom-A,#ta) .At 5789/ 5789/

The Eater of Souls  $% HENR KUTTNER  KUTTNER 

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the Gra% Gl! o! ar&a0 a $roo*#& horror *"elt loathomel%1 A&* a tra&e e&cha&tme&t ch#lle* the 0#e a&* h#* the tr#ple moo&  $eh#&* a *ar0e&e* pall1 =or a $e#& ha* come to lt #t e,#l h&er #& the la&*( a&* thoe  "ho *"elt #& 2el ar&a0 calle* #t the Eater o! Sol1 >& &o"#e col* th# $e#& $e *ecr#$e*( !or &o&e ha* ee& #t a,e &*er c#rcmta&ce "h#ch precl*e* the po#$#l#t% o! retr&1 et #& the l! #t $roo*e*( a&* "he& #t h&er t#rre* #t "ol* e&* !orth a o&*le mmo&( o that #& ta,er& a&* temple( $% !#re#*e a&* #& the $lac0&e o! the &#ht ome "ol* r#e lo"l%( "#th a pa#o&le loo0 o! *eath po& the#r !eatre( a&* "ol* *epart !rom 2el ar&a0  to"ar* the Gra% Gl!1 Nor "ol* the% e,er retr&1 >t "a a#* that the th#& #& the l! "a hal! a *emo& a&* hal! a o*( a&* that the ol o! thoe "hom #t le" er,e* #t eter&all%( !l!#ll#& tra&e m##o& #& the #c% "ate $et"ee& the tar1 Th# $e#& ha* come !rom the *ar0  &( the h%*roma&cer a#*( "here #t ha* $ee& co&ce#,e* $% a& &hol% all#a&ce $et"ee& thoe t#mele A&c#e&t "ho !#lter tra&el%   $et"ee& the &#,ere a&* a 2lac0 Sh#&#& O&e o! &0&o"& or##&( the &ecroma&cer a#* other th#&( 2t the% hate* the h%*roma&cer( "ho "ere po"er!l the&( a&* the#r r&e-cat#& "a e&erall% *#cre*#te*1 et the S#&*ara l#te&e* to $oth chool o!  mae( a&* po&*ere* po& h# thro&e o! chalce*o&%( a&* pree&tl%  *eterm#&e* to et !orth ,ol&tar#l% to the Great Gl! o! ar&a0( "h#ch  "a repte* to $e $ottomle1 The &ecroma&cer a,e the S#&*ara cr#o #mpleme&t ma*e o! the  $o&e o! the *ea*( a&* the h%*roma&cer a,e h#m #&tr#catel% t"#te* tra&pare&t t$e o! cr%tal( "h#ch "ol* $e e!l #& $attl#& the Eater o! Sol1 Therea!ter the &ecroma&cer a&* the h%*roma&cer ?atte* o& the#r ha&che #& the c#t% ate a&* ho"le* *#mall% a the S#&*ara ro*e "et"ar* o& h# orla0( that !leet $t rep&a&tl%  hape* rept#le1 A!ter a t#me the S#&*ara *#car*e* $oth the "eapo& o! the h%*roma&cer a&* the &ecroma&cer( !or he "a a "orh#pper o! @or,a*o( a ha* $ee& each S#&*ara #& h# t#me1 No&e m#ht  "orh#p @or,a*o a,e the S#&*ara o! 2el ar&a0( !or ch # the o* comma&*; a&* pree&tl% the S#&*ara *#mo&te* !rom h# orla0 a&* pra%e* !er,e&tl% to @or,a*o1 =or a t#me there "a &o repo&e1 The& the a&* "ere tro$le*( a&* a "h#rl#& a&* *a&c#& o! m#tmote $l#&*e* the S#&*ara1 Ot o! the maeltrom the o* po0e

th#&l%( a&* h# ,o#ce "a l#0e the t#&0l#& o! co&tle t#&% cr%tal o$let1 BTho oet to *oom( @or,a*o a#* om#&ol%1 B2t th% o& leep #& 2el ar&a0( a&* > hall ha,e a "orh#pper "he& tho art ,a&#he*1 Go there!ore !earlel%( #&ce o* ca&&ot co&?er o*( $t o&l% ma&  "ho create* h#m1  Spea0#& th cr%pt#call% @or,a*o "#th*re"( a&* the S#&*ara( a!ter po&*er#&( co&t#&e* h# & t#me he came to that #&cre*#$le a$% !rom "h#ch me& a% the &earer moo& "a $or&( a&* at #t e*e he !ell pro&e a&* la% #c0 a&* h**er#&( peer#& *o"& #&to m#thro*e* empt#&e1 =or a col* "#&* $le" p !rom the l!( a&* #t eeme* to ha,e &o $ottom1 Loom#& !ar #& the *#ta&ce he col* <t *#cer& the !rther $r#&01 Clam$er#& p the roh to&e came he "hom the S#&*ara ha* et ot to !#&*; he came "#!tl%( ma0#& e o! h# mlt#ple appe&*ae to l#!t h#mel!1 He "a "h#te a&* ha#r% a&* appall#&l% h#*eo( $t h# m#hape& hea* came o&l% to the S#&*ara "a#t( althoh #& #rth h# p#*er% l#m$ re&*ere* a hoc0#& #ll#o& o! he&e1 >& h#  "a0e came the ol he ha* ta0e& !or h# o"&; the% "ere a pla#&t#,e  "h#per#& a&* t#rr#& #& the a#r( "oop#& a&* moa&#& a&* #h#& !or lot N#r,a&a1 The S#&*ara *re" h# $la*e a&* trc0 at h# e&em%1 O! that $attle aa are t#ll &( !or #t rae* alo& the $r#&0 !or a t#mele #&ter,al o! eter&#t%1 >& the e&* the S#&*ara "a hac0e* a&*  $lee*#& a&* pe&t( a&* h# oppo&e&t "a &toche* a&* chc0l#& loathomel%1 The& the *emo& prepare* !or h# meal1 >&to the S#&*ara m#&* came a "h#per( the th#& call#& o! @or,a*o1 He a#*: BThere are ma&% 0#&* o! !leh #& the &#,ere( a&* other compo&* "h#ch are &ot !leh1 Th *oth the Eater o! Sol !ee*1  A&* he tol* the S#&*ara o! the #&cre*#$le ma&&er o! that !ee*#&( o!  the !#& o! t"o $e#&( o! the a$orpt#o& o! the leer( a&* o! the emere&ce there!rom o! a& ame&te* hal!-o*( "h#le the &cae* ol !le" moa&#& #& the tra#& o! thoe "ho er,e* the $e#&1 >&to the S#&*ara m#&* came 0&o"le*e a&* "#th #t a r#m reol,e1 He !l&  "#*e h# arm a&* "elcome* the hatl% em$race( !or @or,a*o ha* alo po0e& o! the ma&&er #& "h#ch the *oom m#ht $e l#!te*1 The th#& pra& to meet h#m( a&* a& #&tolera$le ao&% ro&* !r#ht!ll% "#th#& the S#&*ara $o&e a&* !leh; the c#ta*el o! h# $e#&

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the com#& o! the Dar0 Sh#&#& O&e( a&* lo"l%( po&*erol%( there roe p $e!ore h#m a Shape1 2t Thoraor cr#e* ot a&* h#* h# e%e( !or &o&e ma% loo0 po& the D"eller 2e%o&* let h# ol $e $late* !ore,er1 L#0e the roa&#& toc#& o! a C%clopea& $ell came the ,o#ce o! the D"eller( rm$l#& terr#$l% &*er the 2lac0 #&aret1 et o&l%  Thoraor hear* #t( !or he alo&e ha* calle* p Droom-a,#ta1  BNo" m% leep # tro$le*( the o* cr#e*1 BNo" m% *ream are hattere* a&* > mt "ea,e &e" ,##o&1 a&% "orl*( a m#ht#er como( ha,e %o r#&e*; %et there are other "orl* a&* other *ream( a&* percha&ce > hall !#&* ameme&t #& th# l#ttle pla&et1 =or # &ot o&e o! m% &ame the +eterJ Sh**er#& a&* !ear!l( t#ll h#*#& h# e%e( Thoraor po0e1 BGreat Droom-a,#ta( > 0&o" %or &ame; > ha,e a#* #t1 2% the *oom e,e& po& %o( %o mt o$e% o&e comma&* o! h#m "ho call %o p1 The *ar0&e thro$$e* a&* ple*1 >ro&#call% Droom-a,#ta ae&te*1 BComma&*( the&1 O l#ttle !ool( comma&* %or o*I =or al"a% ha,e me& oht to e&la,e o*( a&* e,er ha,e the% ccee*e* too "ell1  et Thoraor hee*e* &ot the "ar&#&1 O&e thoht o&l% ha* he: the El#x#r( the m#ht% ma#c that "ol* tra&mte all th#& #&to the raret o! eleme&t( a&* to Droom-a,#ta he po0e !earlel%1 He a#* h# *e#re1 )2t # that allJ the o* a#* lo"l%1 BNo" th# # $t a mall th#& !or  "h#ch to *#tr$ m% lm$er1 So hall > ra&t %or *e#re!or am > &ot &ame* the +eterJ Do th a&* th1) A&* Droom-a,#ta po0e o!  that "h#ch "ol* tra&mte all th#& #&to the raret o! metal o& 2el  ar&a01 The& the o* "#th*re"( a&* the ha*o" l#!te*1 Aa#& Droom- a,#ta a&0 #&to h# *ream#& leep( "ea,#& #&tr#cate comoo&#e; a&* pee*#l% he !orot Thoraor1 2t the orcerer too* #& h# cham$er( trem$l#& "#th exltat#o&( !or at h# !eet la% a
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