The Call of Cthulhu / Cthulhu-kaldet

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents

Den mest barmhjertige ting i verden, tror jeg, er det menneskelige sinds manglende evne til at korrelere alt dets indhold

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity

Vi lever p en rolig af uvidenhed midt i det sorte hav af uendelighed

and it was not meant that we should voyage far

og det var ikke meningen, at vi skulle rejse langt

The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little

Videnskaberne, der hver anstrenger sig i sin egen retning, har hidtil ikke skadet os meget

but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up terrifying vistas of reality

men en dag vil sammensmeltningen af dissocieret viden bne for skr mmende udsigter til virkeligheden

and of our frightful position within this reality will become clear to us

og vores frygtelige position i denne virkelighed vil blive klar for os

And we shall either go mad from the revelation, or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age

Og vi vil enten blive vanvittige fra benbaringen eller flygte fra det d delige lys ind i fred og sikkerhed i en ny m rk tidsalder