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                      THE LOST CONTINENT 



           THE LOST 

CONTINENT 



           Edgar Rice Burroughs 



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       Since    earliest  childhood     I  have    been   strangely    fascinated    by   the 

mystery   surrounding        the   history   of  the  last  days   of  twentieth     century 

Europe。      My     interest   is  keenest�察  �perhaps�察   �not   so  much    in  relation    to 

known facts as to speculation upon the unknowable of the two centuries 

that   have   rolled   by   since   human   intercourse   between   the   Western   and 

Eastern Hemispheres ceasedthe mystery of Europe's state following the 

termination of the Great Warprovided�察�of course�察�that the war had been 

terminated。 

     From out of the meagerness of our censored histories we learned that 

for   fifteen   years   after   the   cessation   of   diplomatic   relations   between   the 

United   States   of   North   America   and   the   belligerent   nations   of   the   Old 

World�察�news   of   more   or   less   doubtful   authenticity  filtered�察  �from  time   to 

time�察�into the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern。 

     Then     came    the  fruition   of   that  historic   propaganda      which    is  best 

described   by   its   own   slogan�此   �The   East   for   the   East   the   West   for   the 

West�察─�and all further intercourse was stopped by statute。 

     Even     prior  to   this�察 �transoceanic     commerce      had   practically    ceased�察�

owing   to   the   perils   and   hazards   of   the   mine´strewn   waters   of   both   the 

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans。          Just when submarine activities ended we do 

not   know     but   the  last   vessel  of   this  type   sighted  by   a  Pan´American 

merchantman         was    the   huge     Q   138�察   �which    discharged      twenty´nine 

torpedoes at a Brazilian tank steamer off the Bermudas in the fall of 1972。 

A heavy sea and the excellent seamanship of the master of the Brazilian 

permitted the Pan´American to escape and report this last of a long series 

of outrages upon our commerce。              God alone knows how many hundreds 

of our ancient ships fell prey to the roving steel sharks of blood´frenzied 

Europe。      Countless were the vessels and men that passed over our eastern 

and   western   horizons   never   to   return�察  �but   whether   they   met   their   fates 

before the belching tubes of   submarines or among the aimlessly  drifting 

mine fields�察�no man lived to tell。 

     And   then   came   the   great   Pan´American   Federation   which   linked   the 



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Western Hemisphere from pole to pole under a single flag�察�which joined 

the   navies   of   the   New   World   into   the   mightiest   fighting   force   that   ever 

sailed the seven seas the greatest argument for peace the world had ever 

known。 

     Since    that   day   peace   had   reigned    from   the   western     shores   of  the 

Azores to the western shores of the Hawaiian Islands�察�nor has any man of 

either   hemisphere   dared   cross   30dW。   or   175dW。         From   30d   to   175d   is 

oursfrom 30d to 175d is peace�察�prosperity and happiness。 

     Beyond      was    the   great   unknown。       Even      the  geographies      of   my 

boyhood   showed   nothing   beyond。           We   were   taught   of   nothing   beyond。 

Speculation       was    discouraged。       For    two    hundred     years    the   Eastern 

Hemisphere had been wiped from the maps and histories of Pan´America。 

Its mention in fiction�察�even�察�was forbidden。 

     Our ships of peace patrol thirty and one hundred seventy´ five。                  What 

ships     from    beyond     they    have    warned     only   the   secret    archives    of 

government   show�察  �but�察  �a   naval   officer   myself�察  �I   have   gathered   from  the 

traditions   of   the   service   that   it   has   been   fully   two   hundred   years   since 

smoke or sail has been sighted east of 30d or west of 175d。                    The fate of 

the relinquished provinces which lay beyond the dead lines we could only 

speculate upon。        That they were taken by the military power�察�which rose 

so   suddenly   in   China   after   the   fall   of   the   republic�察  �and   which   wrested 

Manchuria       and   Korea    from    Russia    and   Japan�察   �and   also  absorbed     the 

Philippines�察�is quite within the range of possibility。 

     It was the commander of a Chinese man´of´war who received a copy 

of   the   edict   of   1972   from   the   hand   of   my   illustrious   ancestor�察 �Admiral 

Turck�察�on one hundred seventy´five�察�two hundred and six years ago�察�and 

from the yellowed pages of the admiral's diary I learned that the fate of the 

Philippines was even then presaged by these Chinese naval officers。 

     Yes�察�for over two hundred years no man crossed 30d to 175d and lived 

to   tell   his   storynot   until   chance   drew   me   across   and   back   again�察  �and 

public opinion�察�revolting at last against the drastic regulations of our long´ 

dead forbears�察�demanded that my story be given to the world�察�and that the 

narrow   interdict   which   commanded   peace�察  �prosperity�察  �and   happiness   to 

halt at 30d and 175d be removed forever。 



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     I am glad that it was given to me to be an instrument in the hands of 

Providence for the uplifting of benighted Europe�察�and the amelioration of 

the suffering�察�degradation�察�and abysmal ignorance in which I found her。 

     I shall not live to see the complete regeneration of the savage hordes of 

the    Eastern     Hemispherethat        is  a  work     which     will   require    many 

generations�察     �perhaps     ages�察  �so   complete     has   been    their   reversion    to 

savagery�察�but I know that the work has been started�察�and I am proud of the 

share in it which my generous countrymen have placed in my hands。 

     The   government   already   possesses   a   complete   official   report   of   my 

adventures beyond thirty。          In the narrative I purpose telling my story in a 

less formal�察�and I hope�察�a more entertaining�察�style�察�though�察�being only  a 

naval officer and without claim to the slightest literary ability�察�I shall most 

certainly fall far short of the possibilities which are inherent in my subject。 

That    I  have    passed   through     the  most    wondrous      adventures     that  have 

befallen a civilized   man during   the past  two centuries   encourages me   in 

the belief that�察�however ill the telling�察�the facts themselves will command 

your interest to the final page。 

     Beyond      thirty�    �Romance�察       �adventure�察    �strange    peoples�察    �fearsome 

beastsall the excitement and scurry of the lives of the twentieth century 

ancients that have been denied us in these dull days of peace and prosaic 

prosperityall�察    �all  lay   beyond    thirty�察 �the  invisible   barrier   between     the 

stupid�察�commercial present and the carefree�察�barbarous past。 

     What boy has not sighed for the good old days of wars�察�revolutions�察�

and riots�察�how I used to pore over the chronicles of those old days�察�those 

dear old days�察�when workmen went armed to their labors�察�when they fell 

upon one another with gun and bomb and dagger�察�and the streets ran red 

with blood�      �Ah�察�but those were the times when life was worth the living�察�

when   a   man   who   went   out   by   night   knew   not   at   which   dark   corner   a 

;footpad;   might   leap   upon   and   slay   him�察  �when   wild   beasts   r

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