THE TESTIMONY OF THE MAD ARAB (CONT)

The fire amulet that I retrieved from the ashes of the fire, andwhich caught the light of the moon, is a potent seal against whatever may comein the Gate from the Outside for, seeing it, they willretreat from thee SAVEONLY IF IT CATCH THE LIGHT OF THE MOON UPON ITS SURFACE for, in the dark daysof the moon, or in clouds, there can be little protection against the fiendsfrom the Ancient Land should they break the barrier, or be let in by thierservants upon the face of the Earth. In such a case, no recourse is to be haduntill the light of the moon shines upon the Earth, for the moon is the Eldestamong the Zonei, and is the starry symbol of our pact. NANNA, Father of theGods, Remember!

Wherefore, the amulet must be engraved upon pure silver in the fulllight of the moon, that the moon shine upon it at its working, and the essenceof the moon be drawn down and captured therein. And the proper incantationsmust be performed, and the prescribed rituals as given forth in this Book.And the amulet must NEVER be exposed to the light of the Sun, for SHAMMASHcalled UDU, in his jealousy, will rob the seal of its power. In such case, itmust be bathed in waters of camphor, and the incantations and ritual performedonce again. But verily, it were better to engrave another.

These secrets I give to thee at the pain of my life, never to berevealed to the profane, or the banished, or the Worshippers of the AncientSerpent, but to keep within thine own heart, always silent upon these things.

Peace be to thee!

Henceforth, from that fateful night in the mountains of MASSHU, Iwandered about the countryside in search of the key to the secret knowledgethat had been given me. And it was a painful and lonley journey, during whichtime I took no wife, called no house or village my home, and dwelt in variuoscountries, often in caves or in the deserts, lerning several tongues as atraveler, to bargin with the tradespeople and learn of the news and customs.But my bargining was with the Powers that reside in each of these countries.And soon, I came to understand many things of which before I had no knowledge,except perhaps in dreams. The friends of my youth deserted me, and I them.When I was seven years gone from my family, I learned that they had all diedof thier own hand, for reasons no one was able to tell me; thier flocks hadlater been slain as the victoms of some strange epidemic.

I wandered as a begger, being fed from town to town as the localpeople saw fit, often being stoned instead of threatened with imprisonment.On occasion, I was able to convince some learned man that I was a sincerescholar, and was thereby permitted to read the Ancient Records in whichthe details of necromancy, sorcery, magick and alchemy are given. I learnedof the spells that cause men illness, the plague, blindness, insanity and evendeath. I learned the various classes of demons and evil gods that exist, andof the old legends concerning the Ancient Ones. I was thus able to arm myselfagainst the dread Maskim, who lie in wait about the boundaries of the world,ready to trap the unwary and devour the sacrifices set out at night and indeserted places; against the she-devil LAMMASHTA, who is called Sword thatSplits the Skull, the sight of whom causes horror and dismay, and (some say)death of a most uncommon nature.

In time I learned of the names and properties of all the demons,devils, fiends and monsters listed herein, in this Book of the Black Earth. Ilearned of the powers in the astral Gods, and how to summon thier aid in timesof need. I learned, too, of the frightful beings who dwell beyond the astralspirits, who guard the entrance to the Temple of the Lost, of the Ancient Daysthe Ancient of the Ancient Ones, whose Name I connot write here.

In my solitary ceremonies in the hills, worshipping with fire andsword, with water and dagger, and with the assistance of strange grass thatgrows wild in certain parts of the MASSHU, and with which I had unwittinglybuilt my fire before the rock, that grass that gives the mind great power totravel termendous distances into the heavens, as also into the hells, I recie-ved the formulae for the amulets and talismans which follow, which provide thePriest with safe passage among the spheres wherein he may travel in search ofthe Wisdom.

But now, after One Thousand-and-One moons of the journey, the Maskimnip at my heels, the Rabishu pull at my hair, Lammashta opens her dread jaws,AZAG-THOTH gloats blindly at his throne, KUTULU raises his head and stares upthrough the Veils of sunkun Varloorni, up through the Abyss, and fixes hisstare upon me; wherefore I must with haste write this Book lest my end comesooner than I had prepared. For indeed, it appears as though I have failed insome regard as to the order of the rites, or to the formulae, or to the sacri-fices, for now it appears as if the entire host of ERESSKIGAL lies waiting,dreaming, drooling for my departure. I pray the gods that I am saved (whichhe is not, for "gods" cannot save ones soul, only GOD) and not perish as didthe Priest, ABDUL BEN-MARTU, in Jerusalem (the gods remember and have mercyupon him!). My fate is no longer writ in the stars, for I have broken theChaldean Covenant by seeking power over the Zonei. I have set foot on themoon, and the moon no longer has power over me. The lines of my life havebeen obliterated by my wanderings in the Waste, over the letters writ in theheavens by the gods. And even now I can hear the wolves howling in the moun-tains as they did that fateful night, and they are calling my name, and thenames of the Others. I fear for my flesh, but I fear for my spirit more. Remember, always, in every empty moment, to call upon the gods notto forget thee, for they are forgetful and very far away. Light thy fireshigh in the hills, and on the tops of temples and pyramids, that they may seeand remember.

Remember, always, to copy each of the formulae as I have put it downand not to change it by one line or dot, not so much as hair's breadth, lestit be rendered valueless, or worse: a broken line provides means of entrancefor those Outside, for a broken star is the Gate of GANZIR, the Gate of Death,the Gate of the Shodows and the Shells. Recite the incantations as they arewritten here, in the manner thus prescribed. Prepare the rituals withouterring, and in the proper places and times render the sacrifices.

May the gods ever be merciful unto thee!

May thou escape the jaws of the MASKIM, and vanquish the power tothe Ancient Ones!

AND THE GODS GRANT THEE DEATH BEFORE THE ANCIENT ONES RULE THE EARTH ONCE MORE!

KAKAMMU! SELAH!

CORONERS NOTE: These powers and incantations arent anything to fuckwith I have made sure that some spells couldent be used by taking out a fewlines. I do not in any way, shape, or form have ANYTHING to do with thesebeliefs. Dr. Dos made a file called "BACK UP TO THE NECRONOMICON". Read it!It tells it how it actually is.

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