Collected Fiction Volume 3 (1931-1936): A Variorum Edition
477. motivations.] motivations. ¶ B, C
478. reptilian . . . against] om. C
479. Old Ones] old ones B
480. centred] centered B, C
481. antarctic,] Antarctic, A
482. camera-like] camera-/like B; cameralike C
483. trap-doors] trapdoors A, B, C
484. subterrene] subterranean B, C
485. trap-doors] trap doors A; trapdoors B, C
486. furtive quasi-whispers.] furtive, quasi whispers. B [comma removed by HPL]
487. en masse] en masse B, C
488. time.] time. ¶ B, C
489. half-polypous,] half polypous, B, C
490. earth] Earth B
491. wholly] widely B, C
492. terrestrial] Terrestrial B
493. non-visual] nonvisual B, C
494. impressions.] impressions. ¶ B, C
495. senses . . . substance] senses . . . substance B, C
496. motion] motion, B, C
497. earth] Earth B, C
498. obscure trans-galactic] obscure, transgalactic B, C
499. Yith.] Yith. ¶ B, C
500. inhabit.] inhabit. ¶ B, C
501. Elder Things] elder things B, C
502. guarded.] guarded. ¶ B, C
503. for ever] forever B, C
504. trap-doors] trap doors A; trapdoors B, C
505. Elder Things] elder things B, C
506. places; fresh . . . entities.] places. B, C
507. Elder Things] elder things B, C
508. coloured] colored B, C
509. aspect] aspect B, C
510. unmentioned—at] unmentioned. At B, C
511. like.] like. ¶ B, C
512. plasticity, . . . lapses of visibility, . . . great winds. . . . whistling] plasticity, . . . lapses of visibility, . . . great winds. . . . whistling B, C
513. toe-marks,] toe marks, B, C
514. Elder Beings.] elder beings. ¶ B, C
515. shewed] showed B, C
516. entities.] entities. ¶ B, C
517. earth’s] Earth’s B, C
518. surface,] surfaces, Bc
519. tenant.] tenant. ¶ B, C
520. Meanwhile] Meanwhile, B, C
521. trap-doors] trapdoors A, B, C
522. pseudo-memory] pseudomemory B, C
523. depended.] depended. ¶ B, C
524. defence] defense B, C
525. feelings,] feelings B, C
526. Yet . . . everything] Yet, . . . everything, Bc
527. summarised] summarized B, C
528. hence] hence, Bc, C
529. dreams.] dreams. ¶ B, C
530. Meanwhile] Meanwhile, Bc, C
531. Enclosed] Inclosed B, C
532. for] for, Bc, C
533. coloured] colored B, C
534. story.] story. ¶ B, C
535. 49, . . . Str.,] 49, . . . St., B; 49 . . . St., C
536. 18 May,] May 18, B, C
537. 30, . . . Str.,] 30 . . . St., B, C
538. N. Y.] New York B, C
539. c/o . . . U.S.A.] c/o Am. Psychological Society, 30, E. 41st Str., N. Y. City, U.S.A. A; c/o . . . U. S. A. B
540. My dear Sir:—] My Dear Sir: B; My Dear Sir: C
541. them”,] them,” B, C
542. world.] world. ¶ B, C
543. 500] five hundred B, C
544. limit.] limit. ¶ B, C
545. They] There B, C
546. blacks] blackfellows B, C
547. 30 or 40] thirty or forty B, C
548. circle] circle of Bc
549. mile’s] mile in B, C
550. 10 or 12] ten or twelve B, C
551. enclose] inclose B, C
552. see.] see. ¶ B, C
553. over to] into Bc
554. them.] them. ¶ B, C
555. and in time] and, in time, B, C
556. interested,] interested B, C
557. shewed] showed B, C
558. and] and the B, C
559. legends.] legends. ¶ B, C
560. Meanwhile] Meanwhile, B, C
561. articles,] articles B, C
562. once . . . descriptions] once, . . . descriptions, B, C
563. enclosed] inclosed B, C
564. civilisation] civilization B, C
565. legends.] legends. ¶ B, C
566. engineer,] engineer C
567. cement or concrete.] cement or concrete. ¶ B, C
568. these] those B, C
569. heaven] Heaven B, C
570. organisations] organizations B, C
571. funds.] funds. ¶ B, C
572. blacks] blackfellows B, C
573. 4] four B, C
574. 100] one hundred B, C
575. later. Roughly,] later. ¶ Roughly B, C
576. trying. Any . . . August.] trying. ¶ B, C
577. Robert B. F. Mackenzie.] Robert B. F. Mackenzie. B; Robert B. F. Mackenzie C
578. Professors] Professor B, C
579. department (. . .),] department—. . .— B, C
580. Ferdinand] Ferndinand C
581. me.] me. ¶ B, C
582. correspondent Mackenzie] correspondent, Mackenzie, B, C
583. travel.] travel. ¶ B, C
584. of . . . draught] om. B [changed by HPL to sufficiently small]; sufficiently small C
585. loads.] loads. ¶ B, C
586. pleasant,] pleasant B, C
587. eighteen] 18 A
588. 31st,] 31, C
589. terror of course] terror, of course, B, C
590. pseudo-memories] pseudomemories B, C
591. 3,] 3rd, B
592. Cyclopean] cyclopean A, C
593. dream-buildings.] dream buildings. B, C
594. recognised] recognized B, C
595. casings.] casings. ¶ B, C
596. found;] found— C
597. mutely] minutely Bc
598. aëroplane] aeroplane A, C; airplane B [changed by HPL to aeroplane]
599. sand.] sand. ¶ B, C
600. which] om. B, C
601. pseudo-familiarity] familiarity B, C
602. terrain . . . northeast.] terrain. C
603. memory.] memory. ¶ B, C
604. dream-periods.] dream periods. B, C
605. nearly buried] nearly-buried A
606. some] low B, C
607. traces.] traces. ¶ B, C
608. 11th,] 11th, A; 11, B, C
609. a gibbous moon] the Moon B [changed by HPL to the moon]; the moon C
610. pallor.] pallor. ¶ B, C
611. moonlight] Moonlight Bc
612. torch.] torch. ¶ B, C
613. substance] substance, B, C
614. realise] realize B, C
615. which] om. Bc
616. legendry.] legendry. ¶ B, C
617. Things] things B, C
618. earth’s] Earth’s B
619. wind-like,] windlike, B, C
620. trap-doors] trapdoors A; trap-/doors B, C
621. that] om. B, C
622. realised] realized B, C
623. enthusiasm.] enthusiasm. ¶ B, C
624. and] and the Bc
625. record.] record. ¶ B, C
626. them.] them: B, C
627. eleven,] eleven C
628. walks;] walks, B, C
629. precincts.] precincts. ¶ B, C
630. moon,] Moon, B
631. sky] sky, B, C
632. did not . . . last] om. B, C
633. a.m.] a. m., B, C
634. everyone] every one B, C
635. moonlight.] Moonlight. Bc
636. yet] yet, B, C
637. air.] air. ¶ B, C
638. Prof.] Professor B, C
639. ground] ground, B, C
640. moon] Moon B
641. the] beginning of A2
642. Prof.] Professor A2, B, C
643. condition.] condition. ¶ B, C
644. northeast.] northeast. ¶ B, C
645. obvious.
] end of A2
646. Seeing . . . work,] om. C
647. made my son promise] my son promised C
648. alone.] alone. ¶ B, C
649. Humouring] Humoring B
650. afternoon;] afternoon, B, C
651. sight.] sight. ¶ B
652. half regretted] half-regretted A
653. Perth July 20,] Perth on July 20th, B; Perth on July 20, C
654. 25th,] 25th, A
655. on] upon B, C
656. son at least] son, at least, B, C
657. widely.] widely. ¶ B, C
658. pseudo-mnemonic] mnemonic B, C
659. moon.] Moon. B
660. half-shrouded] half shrouded B, C
661. Cyclopean] cyclopean A, C
662. aeons.] aeons. ¶ B, C
663. pseudo-memories.] pseudomemories. B, C
664. ploughed] plowed B, C
665. pre-human] prehuman B, C
666. Race.] Race. ¶ B, C
667. omniscient] omniscient, B, C
668. the] om. C
669. moon] Moon B
670. and cycads] om. B, C
671. so far seen,] seen so far, B, C
672. away.] away. ¶ B, C
673. moon] Moon B
674. realised] realized B, C
675. these] those B, C
676. sand-worn] sandworn C
677. moon] Moon B
678. torch.] torch. ¶ B, C
679. simultaneously.] simultaneously. ¶ B, C
680. these] those B, C
681. closely related] closely related B, C
682. conception.] conception Bc
683. aeon-shaken] aeon-shaking C
684. design.] design. ¶ B, C
685. dream-glimpses] dream glimpses B, C
686. me.] me. ¶ B, C
687. Cyclopean] cyclopean A, C
688. subterrene] subterrane Bc, C
689. Square of Pillars] square of pillars A, Bc
690. me?] me? ¶ B, C
691. machines, . . . archives,] machines . . . archives B, C
692. trap-doors] trap doors A; trapdoors B, C
693. bottom,] bottom B, C
694. dream-world,] dream world, B, C
695. centre] center B, C
696. moonlight,] Moonlight, Bc
697. palaeogean] A; Paleogean B [changed by HPL to paleogean]; paleogean C
698. pseudo-memories] pseudomemories B, C
699. myth-cycles] myth cycles B, C
700. uncovering?] uncovering? ¶ B, C
701. draught] draft B, C
702. moonlight] Moonlight Bc
703. above.] above. ¶ B, C
704. earth’s] Earth’s B, C
705. sudden,] sudden C
706. descent.] descent. ¶ B, C
707. Cyclopean] cyclopean A, C
708. precariously.] precariously. ¶ B, C
709. only unbroken blackness.] darkness. C
710. mind,] mind B, C
711. wraith-like,] wraithlike, A, B, C
712. me.] me. ¶ B, C
713. strown] strewn B, C
714. fragments] fragments, Bc
715. perception.] perception. ¶ B, C
716. moonlit] Moonlighted Bc; moonlight C
717. return.] return. ¶ B, C
718. on] at B, C
719. carving . . . nearly] carving / seemed to have acted on the sandstone / nearly Bc
720. way.] way. ¶ B, C
721. torchlight] searchlight B, C
722. explain.] explain. ¶ B, C
723. earth’s] Earth’s B
724. credibility.] credibility. ¶ B, C
725. somehow] somehow, B, C
726. mind.] mind. ¶ B, C
727. dreamt] dreamed B, C
728. nuance] nuance B, C
729. shewed] showed B, C
730. oriented.] oriented. ¶ B, C
731. realised] realized B, C
732. God’s] Heaven’s B, C
733. debris] débris B
734. moonlight] Moonlight B
735. view.] view. ¶ B, C
736. eld] old B, C
737. subterrene] subterrane Bc
738. its] the B, C
739. earth’s] Earth’s B
740. writing-master,] writing master, B, C
741. a] the B, C
742. Antarctica, had chiselled] antarctica, had chiseled B; Antarctica, had chiseled C
743. walls?] walls? ¶ B, C
744. down,] down C
745. modelled] modeled B, C
746. dream-fragments] dream fragments B, C
747. time,] time B, C
748. realised] realized B, C
749. me.] me. ¶ B, C
750. I?] I? ¶ B, C
751. knob-twistings] knob twistings B, C
752. terrestrial] Terrestrial B
753. familiar.] familiar. ¶ B, C
754. debris] débris B
755. daemoniac] demoniac A, B, C
756. dream—] dream B, C
757. intermittently.] intermittently. ¶ B, C
758. roof.] roof. ¶ B, C
759. pseudo-memory.] pseudomemory. B, C
760. plunged,] plunged B, C
761. daemoniac] demoniac A, B, C
762. crumbling yet familiar archways.] crumbling, yet familiar, archways. ¶ B, C
763. bare or debris-filled.] bare, or débris-filled. B; bare, or debris-filled. C
764. recognised] recognized B, C
765. stonework] stone-/work B; stone-work C
766. beneath.] beneath. ¶ B, C
767. trap-door] trapdoor B, C
768. post-human] post-/human B; posthuman C
769. landing-spot] landing spot B, C
770. debris] débris B
771. safety.] safety. ¶ B, C
772. last] last, B, C
773. metal half-buried] metal, half buried B, C
774. realised,] realized, B, C
775. debris-cluttered] débris-cluttered B
776. subterrene] subterrane Bc
777. buildings.] buildings. ¶ B, C
778. corridors . . . well-remembered] om. C
779. weakness,] weakness B, C
780. windowless . . . alien] windowless, . . . alien, B, C
781. origin.] origin. ¶ B, C
782. 200] two hundred B, C
783. inclines.] inclines. ¶ B, C
784. debris] débris B
785. vast] vast, B, C
786. metal-purveyors,] metal purveyors, B, C
787. stones,] stone, B, C
788. know.] know. ¶ B, C
789. debris] débris B
790. within] in B, C
791. hand-held,] hand-/held, B; handheld, C
792. marvellous] marvelous B, C
793. side.] side. ¶ B, C
794. chiselled] chiseled B, C
795. realised,] realized, B, C
796. had oddly] had, oddly, B, C
797. earth-protected] Earth-protected B
798. itself.] itself. ¶ B, C
799. size,] size B, C
800. toughness,] toughness C
801. contours;] contours, B, C
802. archway.] archway. ¶ B, C
803. shelf-doors] shelf doors B, C
804. masonry.] masonry. ¶ B, C
805. dust-covered] dust covered A
806. below a gaping] beneath a gaping, B, C
807. earth-tremors.] Earth tremors. B; earth termors. C
808. or] and B, C
809. sub-classes] subclasses B, C
810. characters] character Bc
811. unusual.] unusual. ¶ B, C
812. 20 × 15] twenty by fifteen A, B, C
813. top.] top. ¶ B, C
814. queerly pigmented,] queerly-pigmented, A
815. utterly] om. B, C
816. memory.] memory. ¶ B, C
817. slightly] slightly, Bc
818. fragment.] fragrant. Bc
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sp; 819. non-terrestrial] non-/Terrestrial B
820. document] document, C
821. recognising] recognizing B, C
822. footfalls] foot-falls C
823. catacombs . . . silence.] catacombs. ¶ B, C
824. pavements.] pavements. ¶ B, C
825. recollections,] recollection, B, C
826. profounder] profound C
827. lock.] lock. ¶ B, C
828. reason?] reason? ¶ B, C
829. Eventually] Eventually, B, C
830. deeply buried] deeply-buried A
831. floor, and as] floor. ¶ As B, C
832. trap-doors.] trapdoors. B, C
833. trap-door] trapdoor B, C
834. yawned.] yawned. ¶ B, C
835. cool,] cold, C
836. air,] air B, C
837. trap-door] trapdoor A, B, C
838. Ahead] Ahead, B, C
839. why.] why. ¶ B, C
840. Earth] earth B
841. realised] realized B, C
842. floor] floor, B, C
843. disquieting.] disquieting. ¶ B, C
844. were of course] were, of course, B, C
845. trap-door] trapdoor A, B, C
846. shewn] shown B, C
847. dream-memories] dream memories B, C
848. well.] well. ¶ B, C
849. what (. . . realise)] what—. . . realize— B, C
850. shew] show B, C
851. tiptoe] tiptoed B, C
852. open.] open. ¶ B, C
853. up,] up B, C
854. teeth] teeth, B, C
855. needed.] needed C
856. all,] all B, C
857. noise.] noise. ¶ B, C
858. but] but, B
859. begun] began C
860. difficultly] om. B, C
861. creaking.] creaking. ¶ B, C
862. half-numb] half numb B, C
863. memory-rhythm] memory rhythm B, C
864. them.] them. ¶ B, C
865. intricate] intricate, B, C
866. greyish case-ends] grayish case ends B, C
867. noise.] noise. ¶ B, C
868. 20 ? 15] twenty by fifteen B, C
869. inches.] inches. ¶ B, C
870. floor,] floor B, C
871. realisation . . . paralysed my faculties.] realization . . . paralyzed my faculties. ¶ B, C
872. hypnotised] hypnotized B, C
873. memory.] memory. ¶ B, C
874. temporised] temporized B, C
875. screwed up] collected B, C
876. all] all, B, C
877. almost] om. C
878. silence.] silent. B, C
879. mockery.] mockery. ¶ B, C
880. shewing] showing B, C
881. around] about B, C
882. fangs.] fangs. ¶ B, C
883. fingers] fingers, B, C
884. curious] curious, B, C
885. comes] came Bc
886. underground.] underground. ¶ B, C
887. draught-giving] draft-giving B, C
888. re-pass] repass B, C
889. draughts] drafts B, C
890. possible] om. B, C
891. blacks,] blackfellows, B, C
892. subterrene] subterrane Bc; om. C