The Record of Currupira

By Robert Abernathy

From ancient Martian records came the grim song of a creature whose very existence was long forgotten.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
• Release date: Oct 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781682995143

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The Record of Currupira

by Robert Abernathy

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The Record of Currupira

by Robert Abernathy

This story contains what is, to us, at any rate, a novel idea—that when we of Earth finally reach Mars we may find there records of prehistoric Earth far surpassing those of our paleontologists. Or, in other words, that creatures of Mars may have visited this planet tens of thousands of years ago and returned home with specimens for their science. A nice idea well told.

From ancient Martian records came the grim song of a creature whose very existence was long forgotten.

James Dalton

 strode briskly through the main exhibit room of New York’s Martian Museum, hardly glancing to right or left though many displays had been added since his last visit. The rockets were coming home regularly now and their most valuable cargoes—at least from a scientist’s point of view—were the relics of an alien civilization brought to light by the archeologists excavating the great dead cities.

One new exhibit did catch Dalton’s eye. He paused to read the