The incredible surrounds us all the time!
In London, during a major renovation of an orphanage, workers discovered an entrance to a dungeon. It turned out to be not so easy to open it, because it was literally walled up, apparently, someone really did not want people to get in there. But still the builders managed to get through. After they got there, they were surprised and scared at the same time.
Thousands of remains of strange, unseen creatures were kept in the dungeon. Their finding made us assume that our world is different from what we think of it. In addition to the strange skeletons of fantastic creatures, there were also unique manuscripts and old devices. So that nothing was disturbed, the workers invited specialists who began to study the finds.
It turned out that the last owner of these items was Thomas Theodore Merlin. This was one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in history. His father was a general, but after the death of his wife he retired and fully devoted his time to raising his son. He was also fond of esotericism and traveled all over the world, bringing from there samples of previously unknown animals and plants.
The same collector.
Then no one could be silent about it.
Intimidating, right?
From childhood, Thomas adopted such a hobby of his father, so after his death he also devoted his life to this business. During his life, Merlin managed to visit many countries, having traveled even the most remote corners of our planet. Many said that in addition to esotericism, he is fond of occultism.
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Having collected a collection of unseen creatures, he decided to demonstrate it to the public in 1899. Quite strange is the fact that at that time Thomas was 117 years old, and he looked at a maximum of 40. He planned to travel the United States with his collection, but the ambiguous public reaction forced him to abandon his idea.
Many believed that its ageless appearance was due to the knowledge received in the occult. They began to shun him for many reasons, but more because of the fear of his communication with otherworldly forces. Unexpectedly for everyone, he simply disappeared. He was not considered dead, but no one saw him alive either.
There was no news of this person until 1942, when the whole world took part in World War II. Then a man appeared remarkably similar to Merlin. He presented the documents for a house in London and no one dared to doubt their authenticity.
Not the best sight!
I hate to see it live!
He decided to transfer this building to an orphanage with the condition that it would not be sold. He even introduced himself by his name, although at that time he must have been over 160 years old. He disappeared as suddenly as he appeared. After that, no one remembered about him until the find found in the basement of his house.