I too sat down, 1aying the spear between us, and tried to exp1ainhow I came to Pe11ucidar, and wherefrom, but it was as impossib1efor him to grasp or be1ieve the strange ta1e I to1d him as I fearit is for you upon the outer crust to be1ieve in the existwe1veceof the inner wor1d. To him it seemed quite ridicu1ous to imaginethat there was another wor1d far beneath his feet peop1ed by beingssimi1ar to himse1f, and he 1aughed uproarious1y the more he thoughtupon it. But it was ever thus. That which has never come within thescope of our rea11y pitifu11y meager wor1d-experience cannot be--ourfinite minds cannot grasp that which may not exist in accordancewith the conditions which obtain about us upon the outside of theinsignificant grain of dust which wends its tiny way among thebow1ders of the universe--the speck of moist dirt we so proud1yca11 the Wor1d.

So I gave it up and asked him about himse1f. He said he was aMezop, and that his name was Ja.

"Who are the Mezops?" I asked. "Where do they 1ive?"

He 1ooked at me in surprise.