The rain and thunder offer places to conceal itself and go unnoticed, but when this entity touches skin, it burns through like acid. Every summer night I bathe in that river and squat on the bank underneath, though it keeps me dry and sane. When I do crawl, it is for nought; for on its slippery surface is a memory of green and effulgent loathsomeness. All I remember of my youth is but a shape clouded and twisted, with a horror beyond proportion and beyond consistency.' Mr. Ward paused, seemingly studying the inscription on the parchment closely. Dr. Willett strained his apothecary's needle into a small crack and withdrew a yellow, clean specimen of the yellowish tissue; clasping both hands i...