Explosive excursions of S Mouse XV

RETURNING TO LABORATORY, CARRYING THE MOST FRAGILE SAMPLES. ANALYSIS WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE SOME CONCLUSIONS ARE ALREADY CLEAR. VAST SEA CREATURE CLEARLY IS NOT DEAD: WE MUST HOPE IT IS DORMANT AT LEAST. EXACT NATURE OF CREATURE EXTREMELY UNCLEAR. WOULD BE EASY TO SAY IT IS NOT OF TERRESTRIAL ORIGIN BUT I CANNOT YET DRAW THIS CONCLUSION GIVEN POSSIBLE ASTOUNDING IMPLICATIONS. MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.

FUNDING NOT YET FULLY SECURED FOR NEXT EXPEDITION BUT MUCH IN PLACE.

AM NOW AWAITING TIDE FOR SHIP TO SAIL. CALLIOPE HAS GIVEN ME KEEPSAKE DRAWN BY HER OWN HAND. SHE REASSURES ME SHE WILL BE SAFE BUT STILL I FEAR FOR HER.

SENSATION OF BEING WATCHED BY VAST DISINTERESTED INTELLIGENCE CONTINUES. OFTEN I GLIMPSE SOMETHING IN CORNER OF EYE BUT WHEN I TURN TO LOOK IT IS GONE. WHAT IT MAY BE I CANNOT SAY BUT IT IS AWARE OF US NOW AND I THINK IT WILL NOT REST UNTIL IT HAS ACHIEVED WHATEVER DARK PURPOSE IT HAS.

JOURNAL WILL RESUME PRESENTLY.