“As for their persistence in these caverns⁠—we know they possessed a high science. They may have gone far in the mastery of certain universal forms of energy⁠—especially that we call light. They may have developed a civilization and a science far more advanced than ours. What I call the Dweller may be one of the results of this science. Larry⁠—it may well be that this lost race is planning to emerge again upon Earth’s surface!”

“And is sending out your Dweller as a messenger, a scientific dove from their Ark?” I chose to overlook the banter in his question.

“Did you ever hear of the Chamats?” I asked him. He shook his head.