In ? ??m?t?, c??n?? ???st, n?stl?? ???? within th? l?sh ????n???, l?c?ls m??? ?n ?st?nishin? ?isc?v??? th?t h?s l??l? in ?w?. Whil? t??v??sin? th? ??ns? ??li???, ? ????? ?? vill????s st?m?l?? ???n ? hi???n t???s??? t??v? lik? n? ?th?? — ? ?iv?? ?? ??l?.
This ??m??k??l? ?in? w?s n?t ?n ???in??? w?t??w??; it w?s m??? lik? n?t???’s t???s???, ? s???klin? t?st?m?nt t? th? E??th’s hi???n ?ich?s. Th? ?iv????? w?s lin?? with ?litt??in? ??l? n????ts, c?stin? ?n ?th??w??l?l? ?l??m ?c??ss th? w?t??’s s????c?. Th? s???c? ?? this m?sm??izin? s??ct?cl? ??m?ins ? m?st???, ??t its si?ni?ic?nc? w?s ?n??ni??l?.
Th? vill????s c??l?n’t ??li?v? th?i? ???s ?s th?? witn?ss?? this ????tht?kin? si?ht. Th? ??l? n????ts v??i?? in siz?, with s?m? sm?ll ?n???h t? h?l? in ?n?’s h?n?, whil? ?th??s w??? l????? ?n? m??? s??st?nti?l. It w?s ?n inc???i?l? ?in? th?t ???i?? ?ll ?x??ct?ti?ns ?n? s???k?? ? s?ns? ?? w?n??? ?n? ?xcit?m?nt ?m?n? th? l?c?ls.
As w??? ?? th? ?isc?v??? s?????, t???s??? h?nt??s, ???l??ists, ?n? c??i??s ?nl??k??s ?l?ck?? t? th? ???? t? witn?ss th? m?sm??izin? ?iv?? ?? ??l? ??? th?ms?lv?s. Ex???ts ????n c?n??ctin? t?sts t? ?n???st?n? th? ??i?in ?? this n?t???l ?h?n?m?n?n ?n? its ??t?nti?l ?c?n?mic v?l??.
This ??m??k??l? ?in? s??v?s ?s ? ??min??? ?? th? E??th’s hi???n w?n???s, w?itin? t? ?? ?n???th?? ?? th?s? wh? ??? willin? t? ?x?l??? th? ???ths ?? th? n?t???l w??l?. Th? ????st’s ??l??n s?c??t n?t ?nl? sh?wc?s?s th? ?l?n?t’s ???l??ic?l m??v?ls ??t ?ls? ??in?s ? s?ns? ?? m?st??? ?n? ??v?nt??? t? ?ll wh? s?t th?i? ???s ???n it.
