Then He Stooped and Threw the Earth in My Face

"I was in the likeness of an ape, and in a country I had never seen before," he said. "When I came down the mountain, and found myself in a flat plane which was bounded by the sea." He traveled towards it, and was pleased to see a vessel moored about half a mile from the shore. The deck was full of people who watched my progress with interest,. When I seized a rope and swung myself on board, I found that I had only escaped death of the hands of the genius".