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A hideous vivid vision

the deep sea

shuddering at the nameless things

be crawling and flundering

on its slimy bed

their ancient stone idols

obelisks of water-soaked granite

one day they may rise above

to drag down the remnants

of war-exhausted mankind

a day the land shall sink

and the dark ocean floor shall ascend

universal pandemonium

The end is near

A noise at the door

Some immense slippery body

lumbering against

God!

That hand!

The window!

The window!