The first man in space was to Rognats understanding, Carson Napier, a former British subject. He departed earth by way of a torpedo (of his won design), many years before his birth. He tried to reach Mars, but landed on Venus. This off course is all old news to those who knew of Mr. Napier. On Venus he discovered races primitively bestial, and advanced as well. Also there were giant beasts, as well as insects.
Save for Rognat landed on Venus, as well, he was in the process of trying to head onto another planet, similar to Napier in that respects; that is, after exploring the many planets and asteroids throughout a half dozen solar systems in and out of the Milky Way. He had met a female named Siren a while back (on his planet); thus, they had become comrades in this venture, as well as lovers; but things happened a few months prior and Sirenwell thats another story. Rognat was alone now, and Venus was in his telescope.
As middle aged man now, and perhaps saw mo re than Napier was during his time spent on Venus, was hoping he would not have to land, but rather just see the planet from a distance.
From his space craft he saw a hidden lake which was surrounded by mountainsHe called it White Mountain, because it looked similar to a place in Peru that resembled this new location on Venus, up by Huancayo. Actually this area was also hidden from the main population of Venus, kind of like a black lagoon.
The lake was well hidden; it was called by the inhabitants of this area, La Laguna de Paca.
When he landed on Venus, he was positive that he should never see his spacecraft again. Yet as you and I know, his fears, in the long run, were never realized. When he flew by Venus, its gravitational pull, drew him to its atmosphere, thus his course was to descend, and he was sent tumbling for the most part through Venus atmosphere, like a small asteroid. This was when he saw the strange Laguna, surrounded by the Nevadas of that area; enthralled he was, to say the least, yet this was not where he wished to be by far.
This said, he figured after landing, this time would allow him to repair his generator of sorts, which could transfer the solar suns energy into his machine, and created energy for his ship. Henceforward, out of the mysterious laguna was something else to come though.
The Wankas
[Huanca Wanka As he approached the laguna [lake he found a tribe of some earthly origin. As they saw him, pandemonium broke out. Loud cries and screams came from the tribe members; they were a tribe that had been brought their mysteriously some 1300-years prior to this visit, called the Wankas, out of Peru. They were still primitive, compared to Rognat. He knew of these natives from Peru, from the Mantaro Valley, they were a wild bunch in its day: warriors of a high status.
Rognat noticed they bore no real weapons to speak of, and when one of the thirty or forty warriors came to throw a knife at him, he shot one in the head, and thus, the rest stood stone-still, fists tight. Then one of the warriors was ready to shoot a rock at Rognat, via, some kind of waving sling shot, called a Honda, and Rognat aimed his pistol at him, this paralyzed him for the moment; his fear zoomed up and down his face, he put his weapon down along his thigh, still holding it. Nonetheless, Rognat kept himself at a safe distance. Then all of a sudden someone tripped him, tied a rope around one of his feet, and dragged him to the laguna, and tied a rock onto his back and cast him into the middle of the lake.
The Deep
With a quick glance into his new environmentdescending rapidly into the deep; thus he saw a pair of huge eyes, they drew up to him as he sank deeper. With all the strength he had left in him, and still sinking horribly, the beast of the deep, now a few feet from him looked like a giant squid with tusks of a mammal. Strange it may have been, but moreso, he wa s worried about his three minutes now in the water; he knew he could not last more than another minute. He broke loose of the rope around him, finely, and dropped the 200-pound stone they had placed on his back, pushing it to the front of him as both the beast and he sank together; the beast with his mouth open ready to eat this strange being in the water, was to be surprised. He turned to the beasts mouth, and clambered the big stone into it.
A moment later, he swam to the surface of the laguna; it was but a short distance to the top now. When he stepped out of the lake, the Wankas did not seize him; they ran like hell, thinking he was a demon.
Spanish Version Translated by Nancy Penaloza
Rognat y Wanka:
La Laguna de Paca sobre Venus
[El Lago sobre Venus
El primer hombre en el espacio era para el entendimiento de Rognat, Carson Napier, un antiguo sujeto britnico. l se march de la tierra por va de un torpedo (de un diseo ganado), muchos aos antes de su nacimiento. l trat de alcanzar Marte, pero aterriz sobre Venus. Esto por supuesto son todas viejas noticias para aquellos quienes saban del Sr. Napier. En Venus l descubri razas primitivamente bestiales, y avanzados tambin. Adems haba bestias gigantescas, as como insectos.
Salvo por Rognat que tambin aterriz sobre Venus, El estaba tratando de dirigirse a otro planeta, similar a Napier en ese respecto; es decir despus de la exploracin de muchos planetas y asteroides a travs de media docena de sistemas solares dentro y fuera de la Va Lctea. l haba encontrado a una fmina llamada Sirena, un tiempo atrs (en su planeta); as, ellos se haban hecho compaeros en esta aventura, as como amantes; pero las cosas pasaron unos meses previos y la Sirenabien esta es otra historia. Rognat estaba solo ahora, y Venus estaba en su telescopio.
Como un hombre de mediana edad ahora, y quizs vio ms que Napier, estuvo durante un tiempo permaneciendo en Venus , esperaba que l no tuviera que aterrizar, mas bien solamente ver el planeta desde una distancia lejana.
Desde su nave espacial l vio un lago ocultado que estaba rodeado por montaas - l lo llam la Montaa Blanca, porque esto pareca similar a un lugar en Per que se pareca a esta nueva ubicacin sobre Venus, ah por Huancayo. Actualmente esta rea tambin estuvo ocultada de la poblacin principal de Venus, parecido a una clase de laguna negra.
El lago estuvo bien ocultado; los habitantes de este lugar lo llamaron, La Laguna de Paca. Cuando l aterriz sobre Venus, l estaba consiente que l nunca podra ver su nave espacial otra vez. As como usted y yo sabemos, sus miedos, a la larga, nunca fueron realizados. Cuando l vol por Venus, su aura gravitacional, lo atrajo hacia su atmsfera, as su curso descendera, y l fue enviado cayendo principalmente a travs de muchas partes de la atmsfera de Venus, como un pequeo asteroide. As fue cuando l vio la extraa Lagu na, rodeado por los Nevados de aquella rea; cautivado estaba l, a decir lo menos, aunque esto no era donde l dese estar a lo mucho.
Esto fue lo que dijo, l imagin despus del aterrizaje, que este tiempo le permitira reparar su generador o una clase de esto, el cual podra transportar la energa solar hacia su maquina, y crear la energa para su nave. De ah en adelante, fuera de la misteriosa laguna, hubo algo ms por que venir, pienso.
Wanka
[Huanca Wanka Mientras l se acerc a la laguna [el lago l encontr una tribu de algn origen terrenal. As ellos lo vieron, y el desorden estall,. Gritos ruidosos y temibles vinieron desde los miembros de la tribu; ellos eran una tribu que haba sido trada misteriosamente unos de 1300 aos antes de esta visita, llamada los Wankas, del Per. Ellos eran todava primitivos, comparados a Rognat. l conoca a estos habitantes de Per, del Valle del Mantaro, ellos eran un manojo salvaje en la actualidad, los guerreros de un alto estado.
Rognat noto que ellos no llevaban ningn arma verdaderas de que hablar, y cuando uno de los treinta o cuarenta guerreros vino para lanzarle un cuchillo a l, l peg un tiro en la cabeza, y as, el resto permanecieron paralizados, puos apretados. Entonces uno de los guerreros estaba listo para disparar una roca a Rognat, va, alguna clase de tiro de gravitacin llamado Honda, y Rognat apunt con su pistola hacia el, esto lo paraliz por el momento; su miedo zumb arriba y abajo de su cara, l coloc su arma a lo largo de su muslo, todava sostenindolo. Sin embargo, Rognat se mantuvo a una distancia segura. Entonces de repente alguien tripped l, at una cuerda alrededor de uno de sus pies, y lo arrastr a la laguna, at una roca en su espalda y lo ech en el medio del lago.
Profundo
Con un vistazo rpido dentro de su nuevo medio ambiente; descendiendo rpidamente dentro de lo profundo, as l vio un par de enormes ojos, ellos levantaron hasta l mientras l se hunda en lo ms profundo. Con toda la fuerza que l haba dejado en l, y todava hundindose horriblemente, la bestia de la profundidad, ahora pocos metros de l parecido a un calamar gigantesco con los colmillos de un mamfero. Extrao puede haber sido, pero mas aun, l estuvo preocupado acerca de sus tres minutos ahora en el agua; l saba que l no podra durar ms que otro minuto. l se liber de la cuerda alrededor de l, suavemente, y dej caer la piedra de 200 libras que ellos haban colocado sobre su espalda, empujndolo al frente de l tanto como entre la bestia y se hundieron juntos; la bestia con su boca abierta listo para comer a este extrao ser en el agua, deba estar sorprendido. l gir la boca de la bestia, y paso por encima la piedra grande dentro de ello. Poco despus, l nad a la superficie de la laguna; estaba slo a una distancia corta hacia la cima ahora. Cuando l salio del lago, los Wankas no lo agarraron; ellos corrieron como del infierno , pensando que l era un demonio.
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Author:: Dennis Siluk
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