An Inhabitant Of Carcosa 4

A sudden wind pushed some dry leaves and twigs（小枝） from the uppermost（至上的） face of the stone; I saw the low relief letters of an inscription（题词，铭文） and bent to read it. God in heaven! My name in full! -- the date of my birth! -- the date of my death!

A level shaft of light illuminated the whole side of the tree as I sprang to my feet in terror. The sun was rising in the rosy east. I stood between the tree and his broad red disk -- no shadow darkened the trunk!

A chorus of howling wolves saluted the dawn. I saw them sitting on their haunches, singly and in groups, on the summits of irregular mounds（堆，高地） and tumuli filling a half of my desert prospect and extending to the horizon. And then I knew that these were ruins of the ancient and famous city of Carcosa.

Such are the facts imparted to the medium Bayrolles by the spirit Hoseib Alar Robardin.