The Coasts of Illusion
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A study of travel tales considers fabulous beasts, including an explanation attributed to Pliny in which seeds from heavenly animal figures produce monstrous forms in the sea. The account of animal elders describes a belief that every species had a giant ancestor resembling it in form and possessing supernatural powers to protect it.
The discussion says that lumberjacks have their own mythology according to members of the Forest Service, and describes its creatures as products of camp-fire chaff and whimsical humor. The list of creatures includes a splinter cat that crushes hollow trees in search of raccoons. The geographical traditions include people locating Eden on a northern coast and others placing it among the fountains of Armenia.
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- Clark B. Firestone
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- 383
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- English
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