But on the edge of the circle of light, and largely obscured by the shadows, was something that was obviously a figure turned in flight. It was horned and very tall. That was all that was clear. The rest was mostly hidden by the undergrowth and the exaggerated shadows thrown by the foliage. In the ordinary way the photograph might have been dismissed as a freak plate, an odd arrangement of light and shadow, but in view of the Professor’s story and Lugg’s horrific description it took on a startling significance. Seen in this light, every blur and shadow on the figure that might have passed as
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