"Dagon" is a short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in July 1917 and is one of the first stories that Lovecraft wrote as an adult. It was first published in the November 1919 edition of The Vagrant. Dagon was later published in Weird Tales. It is considered by many to be one of Lovecraft's most forward-looking stories.
The story is the testament of a tortured, morphine-addicted man who relates an incident that occurred during his service as an officer during World War I. In the unnamed narrator's account, his cargo ship is captured by an Imperial German sea-raider in Β«one of the most open and least frequented parts of the broad PacificΒ». He escapes on a lifeboat and drifts aimlessly, south of the equator, until he eventually finds himself stranded on Β«a slimy expanse of hellish black mire which extended about [him] in monotonous undulations as far as [he] could see.... The region was putrid with the carcasses of decaying fish and less describable things which [he] saw protruding from the nasty mud of the unending plain.Β» He theorizes that this area was formerly a portion of the ocean floor thrown to the surface by volcanic activity, "exposing regions which for innumerable millions of years had lain hidden under unfathomable watery depths.
Famous works of the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Horror at Red Hook, The Shadow Out of Time, The Shadows over Innsmouth, The Alchemist, Reanimator, Ex Oblivione, Azathoth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Cats of Ulthar, The Outsider, The Picture in the House, The Shunned House, The Terrible Old Man, The Tomb, Dagon, What the Moon Brings.
ΠΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΎ, Π²ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΡΓ« ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡ.
Π― ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ»Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΡ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π·Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π»Π΅ΡΡ Π½Π° Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°, ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠΊΡΠΎΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΎΠΊΠ΅Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π°Π΄Π°.
Π― Π½ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ½Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅, Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΌ, ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π΅, ΠΈ Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΠΊΡ.
The end is near. I hear a noise at the door, as of some immense slippery body lumbering against it. It shall find me. God, that hand! The window! The window!ΠΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠΊ. Π― ΡΠ»ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΌ Ρ Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΠΎ ΡΠ½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈ ΠΎΠ± Π½Π΅Π΅ Π±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ΅-ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ. ΠΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ. ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅, ΡΡΠ° ΡΡΠΊΠ°! ΠΠΊΠ½ΠΎ! Π‘ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π΅ ΠΊ ΠΎΠΊΠ½Ρ!
Then suddenly I saw it. With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds. I think I went mad then.ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π²Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π» Π΅Π³ΠΎ. ΠΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠ²ΡΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ·Π²Π°Π² ΡΡΠΈΠΌ Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΊΠΎΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π±Π΅Π·Π·Π²ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΡΠΏΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ-ΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π·ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΠΉ, Π½Π°ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΎΠ½ ΡΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡΡ Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΎΠ±Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ» Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΈΠ³Π°Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΉΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ» ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ, ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π²Π°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅-ΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π·Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠ°Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅, Π² ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Ρ ΡΠΌΠ°.
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