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1、Burn,Witch,Burn!Merritt,AbrahamPublished:1932Type(s):Novels,HorrorSource:http://gutenberg.net.au1AboutMerritt:AbrahamMerritt(January20,1884-August21,1943),whopublishedunderthebylineA.Merritt,wasanAmericaneditorandauthorofworksoffantasticfiction.Source:Wikip
2、edia2FOREWORDIamamedicalmanspecializinginneurologyanddiseasesofthebrain.Mypeculiarfieldisabnormalpsychology,andinitIamrecognizedasanexpert.IamcloselyconnectedwithtwooftheforemosthospitalsinNewYork,andhavereceivedmanyhonorsinthiscountryandabroad.Isetthisdown
3、,riskingidentification,notthroughegotismbutbecauseIdesiretoshowthatIwascompetenttoobserve,andcompetenttobringpracticedscientificjudgmentupon,thesingulareventsIamabouttorelate.IsaythatIriskidentification,becauseLowellisnotmyname.Itisapseudonym,asarethenameso
4、falltheothercharactersinthisnarrative.Thereasonsforthisevasionwillbecomeincreasinglyapparent.YetIhavethestrongestfeelingthatthefactsandobservationswhichinmycase-booksaregroupedundertheheadingof"TheDollsofMme.Mandilip"shouldbeclarified,setdowninorderlysequen
5、ceandbemadeknown.Obviously,Icoulddothisintheformofareporttooneofmymedicalsocieties,butIamtoowellawareofthewaymycolleagueswouldreceivesuchapaper,andwithwhatsuspicion,pityorevenab-horrence,theywouldhenceforthregardmesocountertoacceptedno-tionsofcauseandeffect
6、domanyofthesefactsandobservationsrun.Butnow,orthodoxmanofmedicinethatIam,Iaskmyselfwhethertheremaynotbecausesotherthanthoseweadmit.Forcesandenergieswhichwestubbornlydisavowbecausewecanfindnoexplanationforthemwithinthenarrowconfinesofourpresentknowledge.Ener
7、gieswhoserealityisrecognizedinfolk-lore,theancienttraditions,ofallpeoples,andwhich,tojustifyourignorance,welabelmythandsuperstition.Awisdom,ascience,immeasurablyold.Bornbeforehistory,butneverdyingnoreverwhollylost.Asecretwisdom,butalwayswithitspriestsandpri
8、estessesguardingitsdarkflame,passingitonfromcenturytocentury.Darkflameofforbiddenknowledge…burninginEgyptbeforeeventhePyramidswereraised;andintemplescrumblingnowbeneaththeGobi'ssands;knowntothesonsofAd
