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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: the original wall surface. In some specimens marks of a former
coloration could be detected, though for the most part the untold
aeons had disintegrated and banished any pigments which may have
been applied. The more one studied the marvelous technique, the
more one admired the things. Beneath their strict conventionalization
one could grasp the minute and accurate observation and graphic
skill of the artists; and indeed, the very conventions themselves
served to symbolize and accentuate the real essence or vital differentiation
of every object delineated. We felt, too, that besides these recognizable
excellences there were others lurking beyond the reach of our
perceptions. Certain touches here and there gave vague hints of
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