Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

1 - The Gold Of The Gods
The library of metal plaques was opposite the zoo, to the left of the
conference table. It consisted partly of actual plaques and partly of
metal leaves only millimeters thick. Most of them measured about 3
feet 2 inches by 1 foot 7 inches. After a long and critical examination, I
still could not make out what material had been used in their
manufacture. It must have been unusual, for the leaves stood upright
without buckling, in spite of their size and thinness. They were placed
next to each other like bound pages of giant folios. Each leaf had
writing on it, stamped and printed regularly as if by a machine. So far
Moricz has not managed to count the pages of his metal library, but I
accept his estimate that there might be two or three thousand.
The characters on the metal plaques are unknown, but if only the
appropriate scholars were told of the existence of this unique find now
I am sure that they could be deciphered comparatively quickly in view
of the wealth of possibilities for comparison.
No matter who the creator of this library was, nor when he lived, this
great unknown was not only master of a technique for the
"mass-production of metal folios in vast numbers-the proof is there-he
also had written characters with which he wanted to convey important
information to beings in a distant future. This metal library was created
to outlast the ages, to remain legible for eternity.
Time will show whether our own age is seriously interested in
discovering such fantastic, awe-inspiring secrets.
Is it prepared to decipher an age-old work even if it means bringing to
light truths that might turn our neat but dubious world picture
completely upside down?
Do not the high priests of all religions ultimately abhor revelations
about prehistory that might replace belief in the creation by knowledge
of the Creation?