1898

Here's the text: "Beyond the snow-crowned Himalaya lies a vast mire, whose sole inhabitants, owing to their utter uselessness, harbor no congenital fear of Man. Hideous beyond compare, a sort of crustacean with marsupial pretensions, by day they scurry and dart between the reeds, sucking moss and slime from the rocks, furtively guarding their eggs, cowering in the shadows. At night they huddle shivering, miserable and cold, and there, amongst the mud and filth, they raise their beastly heads to wail and gurgle at the stars. - Dr. Sir Alfoar Kingsley."

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