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aryfight.Ihavestillasenseofadreadfulhorrorallaboutmeasifoutof
thathorribleplacesomebroodingmonstrosityhadfollowedmeupand
hangsstillandsilentandinvisibleovermethreateningmethereinmy
bed.DoImakeitcleartoyou?"heasked."It'slikesomemonstrous
Presence."
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' "Yes I said. I follow you."
'Theman'sforeheadwasactuallycoveredwithsweatsokeenlydidhe
live again through the horrors he had experienced.
'After a while he continued:
'"Nowcomesthemostcuriouspartofthedreamorwhateveritishe
said.There'salwaysasoundIhearasIliethereexhaustedinthebed.It
comeswhilethebedroomisstillfullofthesortofatmosphereofmon-
strositythatseemstocomeupwithmewhenIgetoutofthatplace.I
hearthesoundcomingupoutofthatenormousdepthanditisalways
thenoiseofpigs-pigsgruntingyouknow.It'sjustsimplydreadful.The
dreamisalwaysthesame.SometimesI'vehaditeverysinglenightfora
weekuntilIfightnottogotosleep;butofcourseIhavetosleepsome-
times. I think that's how a person might go maddon't you?" he finished.
'Inoddedandlookedathissensitiveface.Poorbeggar It's not a question of money.
Whatthen[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] g�i�v�e�n� �a�n�d� �a�c�c�e�p�t�e�d!Hehadbeen
through itand no mistake.
'"TellmesomemoreIsaid.Thegrunting-whatdoesitsoundlike
exactly?"
'"It'sjustlikepigsgruntinghetoldmeagain.Onlymuchmoreaw-