The Circle Line

  Entry 96

  Certain people in North America and Canada seem to be aware of the Wendigo. There seems to be some dispute about whether they are humans affected by an all-consuming mental deficiency which drives them to cannibalism.

  Entry 99

  I am reminded of the cleverness of the men and creatures of Mu in going undetected. As soon as men on this world find something that cannot be explained they begin to attempt to uncover its truth. Those who use the lines seem then to whisper a 'plausible' explanation in the right ear. Thus it was today that I read of something that I had done as a young man and which had been unexplained for many years has since been 'solved' so that men believe the supernatural mystery is cracked. I wonder who covered up that particular event. And why?

  Entry 103

  It seems that there is a group of people, the Aymara of South America, who have a reversed concept of time so that the past is ahead and the future behind. Perhaps such an idea has come about through being able to influence and travel to the past. But the more I think about it, the more I realise we might be similarly confused. If one says ‘The event on Wednesday has been moved forward by two days’ does it now mean that the event will take place on Monday or Friday? Apparently, English speakers will be divided 50 /50.

  Entry 107

  There was, it appears, a mysterious explosion in a part of Russia called Tunguska on June 30, 1908. It was apparently a very large blast, toppling some 80 million trees over 2000 square kilometres. The most widely held theory is that some kind of meteorite or comet blew apart as it hit the earth’s atmosphere. I faintly remember something about a place called Tongue’s Scar. Could it be the same? My memory is so poor these days. If the Riven have developed a weapon that could generate that sort of power then we are all doomed. I wonder, could the Riven King be powerful enough to pull the very rocks out of the sky?

  Entry 113

  I am starting to think, but no, even now I hesitate to write this for it is almost inconceivable. No, I must write it down. Who knows who will eventually read this book and what part it might play? What if the lines that connect our two worlds throughout time actually connect one world in time? I wish I had someone to discuss this with. Only someone able to travel freely along lines would be able to rule this out and I expect it would take many years of searching to find the evidence, if it even exists. I often wonder what Tarak’s last secret was, that Kya was so certain we needed to hear from him. Did my friends even ever manage to rescue Tarak? What does the future hold? I will never know.

  Entry 124

  I am finding that I’m increasingly forgetting things. My brain does not seem to function as well as it once did. It may be time to tell Sam, but I’ve delayed for so long. I don’t want to scare him and I find myself confused. Did he know all this when I met him. I can’t remember. Trying to keep the train of thought is maddening.

  Entry 127

  I began to tell him the other day. He looked at me with so much fear and pity that I could not continue. He knows my mind is failing. Have I left it all too late? How then do I convince him that what I have to say about Mu is true? It is true. I wrote it here as a younger man…

  Entry 129

  Today I felt such a pain in my chest that I could do nothing but sit for an hour. Whilst there I thought of something important that I must write in this book, but now I am here with my pen I realise I have forgotten it. I must make Sam see. I shall leave him this book so that he will have it when I pass on. I think that’s right. He had it when I met him as Hadan didn’t he?