![[Ron's Chamorro friend, Jesus; photograph and handtinting by L. Ron Hubbard.]](img/pg28_1.jpg)
The old forts there rear their turrets at various places on the island. An especially interesting one is the fort of San Juan de Apra in Apra Harbor. Its doors have been sealed for years and, as if to hide the structure, vines wind themselves about it. The walls were built with remarkable skill, especially the corners. Most of the prison and the turret have been eroded and have fallen into decay, but the powder house and firing steps remain. The walks that once heard the rhythm of a sentry’s beat, and the crash of the evening gun are now the running place of lizards. One cannot imagine the solitude and depression that surrounds it. All that beauty and grandeur which surrounded it yesterday has faded as the rose which dies and leaves its thorn.
The rolling hills inland are covered with thick vegetation, which is a deep green in a contrast to the sky and sea. Though it is not hard to penetrate, a thousand mysteries seem to surround it. The silent burial places of the dead who lived long ago are likely to come as a shock to one who has thoughts of lovelier things.
A great underground stream is the source of a great deal of wonder. Below the earth several hundred feet, the bats flit on mysterious errands and the spider weaves his never varying pattern. Light filters in at long intervals as the water swishes gently beneath. A similar formation is said to have occurred at “Missionary Point” the purported abode of the devil “Tadamona.” The only difference is the salt water in lieu of the fresh. Queer noises result from the action of the waves, so no wonder it is the home of a “haunt.”...
![[The 'latis' on Guam, where as Ron explained, 'ancient Chamorro chieftains lie buried'; photograph by L. Ron Hubbard.]](img/pg28_2.jpg)
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