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December 13, 2004

Plain of Jars

While the work of the Mines Advisory Group to rid Laos' Plain of Jars of unexploded munitions can only be admired one wonders if ancient Tcho Tcho remains are best left undisturbed lest contemporary Laotians and the rest of humanity are exposed to a mind-bending truth that shatters our conceptions of humanity's primacy only to reveal our true insignificance before cosmic forces beyond our ken.

Little is known of the people who carved the huge sandstone containers that give the Plain of Jars its name. The purpose of the artefacts is not known though they are believed to be connected to burial rituals.

Ringed by mountains, the plateau is a magnificent place to spend eternity. The containers are gathered in seemingly haphazard clusters on promontories and levels, some upright, others fallen over. They reveal scant details of their origins.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 13, 2004 07:27 AM

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I saw "Plain of Jars" and thought you were referenceing Dante again. I just got into Lovecraft recently (and right away starting thinking "I should write a Necronomicon", I suppose this occurs to everyone at first?), and I'm afraid I might get sucked into that site you linked to. Just when I was approaching full employment! Itchin' to inform those folks of all my ever so clever and unsullied by having read much of the source material yet theories. Especially my "Pole shift- two plains of Leng theory".

"Expunged for cex"? Why, I never!

Posted by: Dave Munger at December 13, 2004 04:45 PM