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the old mining period. Through thought (trasfer) we
made contact with them and were able to convince them that we were friendly and
were interested in their activities. We were shown some very startling things
in connection with their existence, and felt that probably they were carnate
beings who had been forced to seek these caverns deep in the bowels of the
earth to escape the upheaval of the violence of their time. It seems that the
entrance to this cave we were seated in front of, situated in this heavy lava
flow, was the place of egress. At times we were told they were venturous enough
to come to the surface, mostly in the early morning hours after sunrise, and in
the evenings.
“The
entrance to this cave was so small, however, that they would have to crawl on
their stomachs to go in or out, and the surface at the entrance was not
roughened or scratched up to indicate that they had brought anything out with
them or taken anything in, that is, of late, as no marks were fresh..."
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The Following letter, which appeared on page 173 of
the December, 1946 issue of AMAZING STORIES magazine, tells of a strange
experience concerning ‘Agharti’ (the legendary underworld ‘paradise’ beneath
central Asia (China and Mongolia) which occurred to a couple from Seattle:
"Sirs...
The most singular thing has happened and we are at a loss to offer an
explanation. It might be a prank, but unless someone is willing to spend a good
deal of money on a prank, it must be the truth!
"On
July 29, a tall man wearing a long blue or black overcoat and a dark hat drawn
down to conceal his face, went to a former residence of ours in
