The_AT Fossil_NN1 Hunter_NP1 :_: Dinosaurs_NN2 ,_, Evolution_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Woman_NN1 Whose_DDQGE Discoveries_NN2 Changed_VVD the_AT World_NN1 For_IF weeks_NNT2 ,_, two_MC families_NN2 ,_, neighbors_NN2 who_PNQS lived_VVD just_RR west_ND1 of_IO Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR growing_VVG alarmed_JJ by_II strange_JJ goings-on_NN2 in_II their_APPGE neck_NN1 of_IO town_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, one_MC1 family_NN1 felt_VVD their_APPGE cottage_NN1 shifting_VVG a_RR21 bit_RR22 to_II the_AT left_JJ ._. 
The_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ,_, after_II looking_VVG around_RP their_APPGE garden_NN1 ,_, the_AT other_JJ family_NN1 spotted_VVD some_DD fissures_NN2 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 everything_PN1 else_RR appeared_VVD pretty_RG much_DA1 as_RR21 usual_RR22 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, about_RG a_AT1 week_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, a_AT1 well-worn_JJ pathway_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI slightly_RR askew_JJ ,_, compared_VVN to_II where_RRQ it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN before_RT ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, a_AT1 front_JJ door_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO close_VVI all_DB the_AT way_NN1 ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 used_VVD to_II ._. 
These_DD2 families_NN2 were_VBDR living_VVG in_II two_MC small_JJ cottages_NN2 set_VV0 high_JJ atop_II the_AT Undercliff_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 raised_JJ strip_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 a_AT1 half-mile_NNU1 wide_JJ abutting_VVG the_AT cliff_NN1 ,_, covered_VVN with_IW dense_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, rare_JJ plants_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 jungle_NN1 of_IO vegetation_NN1 ._. 
Stretching_VVG seven_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_RR miles_NNU2 between_II Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 and_CC Seaton_NP1 ,_, the_AT rough_JJ terrain_NN1 was_VBDZ grazed_VVN by_II cows_NN2 and_CC sheep_NN ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ overrun_VVN with_IW rabbits_NN2 ._. 
The_AT views_NN2 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 were_VBDR breathtaking_JJ ,_, and_CC ,_, on_II a_AT1 clear_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT inhabitants_NN2 were_VBDR even_RR able_JK to_TO make_VVI out_RP the_AT outline_NN1 of_IO the_AT French_JJ coast_NN1 on_II the_AT opposite_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT Channel_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ only_RR 21_MC miles_NNU2 wide_JJ at_II its_APPGE shortest_JJT stretch_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 awesome_JJ vantage_NN1 point_NN1 was_VBDZ essential_JJ ;_; the_AT heads_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 households_NN2 made_VVD their_APPGE livings_NN2 as_CSA customs_NN2 officers_NN2 who_PNQS watched_VVD for_IF smugglers_NN2 along_II the_AT beach_NN1 and_CC out_RP to_II sea_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT shifts_NN2 in_II the_AT land_NN1 surrounding_VVG their_APPGE homes_NN2 were_VBDR starting_VVG to_TO cast_VVI a_AT1 dark_JJ cloud_NN1 over_II their_APPGE bucolic_JJ existence_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE growing_JJ worries_NN2 came_VVD to_II a_AT1 head_NN1 on_II Christmas_NNT1 Eve_NNT1 1839_MC when_RRQ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT families_NN2 ,_, the_AT Critchards_NP2 ,_, discovered_VVD that_CST parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT steep_JJ and_CC winding_JJ path_NN1 to_II their_APPGE house_NN1 had_VHD sunk_VVN about_II a_AT1 foot_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB the_AT impetus_NN1 the_AT two_MC families_NN2 needed_VVN to_TO send_VVI them_PPHO2 packing_VVG --_JJ but_CCB just_RR for_IF one_MC1 night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 ,_, Christmas_NNT1 Day_NNT1 ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 stopped_VVD by_II their_APPGE properties_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 look_NN1 around_RP ,_, all_DB seemed_VVD perfectly_RR ordinary_JJ ._. 
Relieved_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 decided_VVD to_TO return_VVI home_RL for_IF the_AT holiday_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 Critchard_NP1 reassured_VVD his_APPGE nervous_JJ wife_NN1 that_CST ,_, since_CS the_AT cottage_NN1 had_VHD just_RR been_VBN built_VVN two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, its_APPGE foundation_NN1 most_RGT likely_JJ was_VBDZ still_RR simply_RR settling_VVG ._. 
By_II late_JJ Christmas_NNT1 night_NNT1 ,_, many_DA2 of_IO the_AT more_RGR affluent_JJ families_NN2 of_IO Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 had_VHD long_RR finished_VVN off_RP their_APPGE geese_NN2 and_CC flaming_JJ plum_NN1 puddings_NN2 ._. 
William_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 Buckland_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE children_NN2 probably_RR savored_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bigger_JJR celebrations_NN2 ;_; their_APPGE family_NN1 was_VBDZ staying_VVG in_II town_NN1 for_IF the_AT holiday_NN1 season_NNT1 ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO do_VDI a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO fossil_NN1 hunting_NN1 and_CC visit_VV0 with_IW local_JJ collectors_NN2 ,_, including_II Mary_NP1 ,_, before_II returning_VVG to_II Oxford_NP1 ._. 
Buckland_NP1 always_RR liked_VVN to_TO get_VVI as_RG far_RR away_RL as_CSA possible_JJ from_II the_AT university_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE untidy_JJ desk_NN1 ,_, during_II the_AT winter_NNT1 break_NN1 ._. 
By_II midnight_NNT1 ,_, most_DAT everyone_PN1 in_II town_NN1 was_VBDZ tucked_VVN snugly_RR into_II their_APPGE beds_NN2 ,_, stomachs_NN2 full_JJ ,_, including_II the_AT Critchards_NP2 and_CC the_AT other_JJ custom_NN1 official_NN1 's_GE family_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT night_NNT1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 quiet_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX long_JJ before_II the_AT peace_NN1 was_VBDZ shattered_VVN by_II an_AT1 intense_JJ roar_NN1 ,_, accompanied_VVN by_II a_AT1 violent_JJ movement_NN1 of_IO the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
The_AT families_NN2 '_GE beds_NN2 swayed_VVD back_RP and_CC forth_RR like_II pendulums_NN2 ,_, the_AT windows_NN2 rattled_VVN in_II their_APPGE frames_NN2 ._. 
Jolted_VVD from_II a_AT1 deep_JJ sleep_NN1 ,_, the_AT Critchards_NP2 shot_VVD up_RP ,_, eyes_NN2 wide_RR ,_, and_CC looked_VVD around_RP in_II horror_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT floor_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE house_NN1 was_VBDZ rising_VVG slowly_RR up_RP toward_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT whole_JJ place_NN1 were_VBDR closing_VVG in_RP on_II itself_PPX1 ._. 
At_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, the_AT walls_NN2 were_VBDR cracking_VVG ._. 
All_DB the_AT while_NNT1 ,_, noise_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR deafening_JJ ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, they_PPHS2 probably_RR thought_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR dreaming_VVG ._. 
Or_CC perhaps_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR suffering_VVG the_AT ill_JJ effects_NN2 of_IO too_RG much_DA1 drink_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT Critchards_NP2 and_CC their_APPGE neighbors_NN2 knew_VVD enough_RR not_XX to_TO take_VVI any_DD chances_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR desperate_JJ to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 there_RL --_JJ quickly_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 scrambled_VVD out_RP ,_, barely_RR reaching_VVG a_AT1 spot_NN1 several_DA2 steps_NN2 inland_RL before_II their_APPGE cottages_NN2 began_VVD slipping_VVG down_RP the_AT cliff_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 watched_VVD as_II a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 of_IO possessions_NN2 disappeared_VVD into_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT sun_NN1 finally_RR came_VVD up_RP ,_, the_AT two_MC terrified_JJ families_NN2 finally_RR were_VBDR able_JK to_TO survey_VVI the_AT damage_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD known_VVN the_AT coastline_NN1 was_VBDZ unstable_JJ and_CC ,_, certainly_RR ,_, debris_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN propelled_VVN into_II the_AT sea_NN1 before_RT ._. 
But_CCB never_RR to_II such_DA a_AT1 great_JJ extent_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT ground_NN1 had_VHD literally_RR moved_VVN underneath_II them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 had_VHD lost_VVN everything_PN1 ._. 
This_DD1 landslip_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT biggest_JJT in_II recent_JJ memory_NN1 in_II Britain_NP1 ,_, perhaps_RR in_II the_AT country_NN1 's_GE history_NN1 ._. 
All_DB told_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 opened_VVD up_RP a_AT1 chasm_NN1 three_MC quarters_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 mile_NNU1 long_JJ ,_, nearly_RR 150_MC feet_NN2 deep_JJ ,_, and_CC 240_MC feet_NN2 wide_JJ ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, some_DD 8_MC million_NNO tons_NNU2 of_IO rock_NN1 had_VHD split_VVN off_RP from_II the_AT crag_NN1 and_CC plunged_VVN 200_MC feet_NN2 into_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
Boulders_NN2 the_AT size_NN1 of_IO cows_NN2 had_VHD broken_VVN off_RP and_CC careened_VVN toward_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 at_RR21 least_RR22 one_MC1 historian_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 entire_JJ orchard_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN transplanted_VVN exactly_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 had_VHD stood_VVN ,_, to_II a_AT1 spot_NN1 lower_VV0 down_RP the_AT cliff_NN1 side_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 morning_NNT1 --_NN1 the_AT Boxing_NN1 Day_NNT1 holiday_NN1 in_II England_NP1 --_JJ word_NN1 spread_VVD fast_RR ._. 
Soon_RR most_DAT of_IO the_AT people_NN of_IO Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 ,_, including_II Mary_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Bucklands_NP2 ,_, were_VBDR on_II site_NN1 ,_, creating_VVG a_AT1 carnival_JJ atmosphere_NN1 ._. 
People_NN from_II neighboring_VVG hamlets_NN2 began_VVD making_VVG their_APPGE way_NN1 over_RP ,_, eager_JJ to_TO catch_VVI a_AT1 glimpse_NN1 of_IO the_AT pile_NN1 of_IO earth_NN1 that_CST had_VHD replaced_VVN a_AT1 precipice_NN1 high_JJ above_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
Buckland_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 scoured_VVD the_AT scene_NN1 ,_, searching_VVG for_IF fossils_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 any_DD hint_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ might_VM have_VHI caused_VVN the_AT landslip_NN1 ._. 
Buckland_NP1 would_VM have_VHI ascribed_VVN the_AT action_NN1 to_II months_NNT2 of_IO heavy_JJ rain_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN right_JJ ._. 
Heavy_JJ rainfall_NN1 had_VHD saturated_VVN the_AT porous_JJ chalk_NN1 cliffs_NN2 common_JJ along_II this_DD1 stretch_NN1 of_IO the_AT shoreline_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT thick_JJ layer_NN1 of_IO sandstone_NN1 beneath_RL ._. 
The_AT cliffs_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN so_RR weakened_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 support_VVI the_AT overlying_JJ mass_NN1 of_IO heavy_JJ rocks_NN2 ._. 
In_II recent_JJ weeks_NNT2 ,_, the_AT Undercliff_NN1 on_II which_DDQ the_AT two_MC families_NN2 lived_VVD had_VHD started_VVN to_TO slouch_VVI a_RR21 bit_RR22 ,_, and_CC then_RT slouch_VV0 a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_RRR before_II finally_RR crumpling_VVG completely_RR in_II the_AT landslip_NN1 ,_, opening_VVG up_RP a_AT1 yawning_JJ canyon_NN1 as_CSA vast_JJ amounts_NN2 of_IO land_NN1 stumbled_VVD into_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
So_RR much_DA1 rock_NN1 was_VBDZ displaced_VVN that_CST the_AT movement_NN1 threw_VVD up_RP a_AT1 section_NN1 of_IO the_AT seabed_NN1 a_AT1 mile_NNU1 long_JJ and_CC some_DD 40_MC feet_NN2 high_JJ ,_, creating_VVG a_AT1 ridge_NN1 ,_, or_CC reef_NN1 ,_, that_CST ran_VVD parallel_RR to_II the_AT shore_NN1 and_CC enclosed_VVD a_AT1 natural_JJ harbor_NN1 about_RG 25_MC feet_NN2 deep_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT years_NNT2 to_TO come_VVI ,_, though_CS ,_, this_DD1 soft_JJ sandstone_NN1 ridge_NN1 would_VM be_VBI completely_RR eroded_VVN and_CC washed_VVN away_RL ._. 
When_CS Conybeare_NP1 received_VVD word_NN1 of_IO the_AT landslip_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 hastened_VVD over_RP from_II Axminster_NP1 ,_, joining_VVG Buckland_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 at_II the_AT scene_NN1 ._. 
The_AT trio_NN1 spent_VVD a_AT1 great_JJ many_DA2 hours_NNT2 that_DD1 week_NNT1 going_VVG over_II the_AT catastrophic_JJ happenings_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 picked_VVD through_II the_AT displaced_JJ soil_NN1 ,_, sand_NN1 ,_, and_CC chalk_NN1 ,_, seeking_VVG out_RP new_JJ treasures_NN2 ._. 
Mary_NP1 was_VBDZ riveted_VVN by_II the_AT event_NN1 but_CCB lamented_VVD the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX lead_VVI to_II the_AT finding_NN1 of_IO any_DD unique_JJ fossils_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN sure_JJ it_PPH1 would_VM ._. 
Around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, though_CS ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 dense_JJ phalanx_NN1 of_IO fossil_NN1 seekers_NN2 ,_, scouring_VVG the_AT ruins_NN2 of_IO what_DDQ had_VHD once_RR been_VBN a_AT1 cliff_NN1 ,_, all_DB looking_VVG to_II her_PPHO1 for_IF inspiration_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST counted_VVD for_IF something_PN1 ._. 
The_AT landslip_NN1 aroused_VVD enormous_JJ curiosity_NN1 throughout_II Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 and_CC elsewhere_RL ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 landscape_NN1 could_VM change_VVI so_RG dramatically_RR in_II a_AT1 heartbeat_NN1 ,_, right_RR before_CS one_PN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ,_, fired_VVD the_AT public_NN1 's_GE imagination_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 enterprising_JJ farmers_NN2 even_RR began_VVD charging_VVG to_TO show_VVI visitors_NN2 around_II the_AT site_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD people_NN visited_VVN by_II paddle_NN1 steamer_NN1 ,_, and_CC later_RRR a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 ,_, the_AT "_" Landslide_NN1 Quadrille_NP1 ,_, "_" was_VBDZ composed_VVN to_TO commemorate_VVI the_AT event_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT young_JJ Queen_NNB Victoria_NP1 came_VVD to_TO survey_VVI the_AT spectacle_NN1 ,_, albeit_CS only_RR from_II the_AT bay_NN1 ,_, arriving_VVG on_II her_APPGE royal_JJ yacht_NN1 from_II the_AT Isle_NNL1 of_IO Wight_NP1 ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, the_AT landslip_NN1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 important_JJ reminder_NN1 of_IO the_AT unpredictable_JJ whims_NN2 of_IO erosion_NN1 ,_, with_IW cliffs_NN2 forming_VVG over_RP centuries_NNT2 of_IO time_NNT1 or_CC ,_, as_CSA in_II the_AT case_NN1 of_IO the_AT landslip_NN1 ,_, in_II an_AT1 instant_NNT1 ._. 
After_CS the_AT drama_NN1 of_IO 1839_MC ,_, the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ decade_NNT1 probably_RR was_VBDZ something_PN1 of_IO a_AT1 quiet_JJ letdown_NN1 ._. 
Time_NNT1 passed_VVN as_CSA it_PPH1 normally_RR did_VDD ,_, slowly_RR and_CC monotonously_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX that_CST Mary_NP1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI had_VHN anything_PN1 to_TO keep_VVI her_APPGE busy_JJ ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 running_VVG her_APPGE fossil_NN1 shop_NN1 and_CC caring_VVG for_IF her_PPHO1 home_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 continued_VVD her_PPHO1 almost_RR daily_JJ forays_NN2 along_II a_AT1 foreshore_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT most_RGT seaward_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT beach_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST extended_VVD for_IF several_DA2 miles_NNU2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR spent_VVD many_DA2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 indoors_RL ,_, preparing_VVG fossils_NN2 for_IF shipment_NN1 to_II London_NP1 ,_, Oxford_NP1 ,_, and_CC other_JJ cities_NN2 ._. 
Weeks_NNT2 of_IO careful_JJ and_CC precise_JJ work_NN1 were_VBDR involved_JJ in_II removing_VVG the_AT overlying_JJ rock_NN1 from_II the_AT surface_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 skeleton_NN1 ._. 
Mary_NP1 's_GE main_JJ tools_NN2 continued_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 hammer_NN1 and_CC chisel_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI repaired_VVN broken_JJ bones_NN2 with_IW animal_NN1 glue_NN1 and_CC strengthened_VVD weak_JJ bones_NN2 with_IW acacia_NN1 gum_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI built_VVN wooden_JJ frames_NN2 on_II which_DDQ to_TO adequately_RR display_VVI and_CC transport_VVI the_AT skeletons_NN2 ,_, possibly_RR by_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 using_VVG plaster_NN1 to_II ._. ll_NNU in_II any_DD gaps_NN2 ._. 
In_RR21 addition_RR22 ,_, Mary_NP1 would_VM have_VHI spent_VVN time_NNT1 reading_VVG dispatches_NN2 from_II her_APPGE many_DA2 far-off_JJ friends_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB by_RT21 now_RT22 visits_VVZ from_II the_AT learned_JJ gentlemen_NN2 were_VBDR becoming_VVG less_RGR frequent_JJ ._. 
As_II the_AT new_JJ director_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 's_GE young_JJ and_CC very_RG small_JJ Museum_NN1 of_IO Economic_JJ Geology_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 De_FW la_FW Beche_NP1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ worrying_JJ over_II the_AT lack_NN1 of_IO space_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, William_NP1 Conybeare_NP1 was_VBDZ relishing_VVG his_APPGE new_JJ appointment_NN1 as_CSA Bampton_NP1 lecturer_NN1 at_II Oxford_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ charged_VVN with_IW delivering_VVG a_AT1 series_NN of_IO lectures_NN2 on_II Christian_JJ theological_JJ topics_NN2 ._. 
William_NP1 Buckland_NP1 ,_, too_RR ,_, was_VBDZ preoccupied_JJ with_IW plans_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 geological_JJ tour_NN1 of_IO Scotland_NP1 ._. 
And_CC so_RR ,_, in_II the_AT fall_NN1 of_IO 1840_MC ,_, Mary_NP1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO offer_VVI her_APPGE assistance_NN1 to_II Louis_NP1 Agassiz_NP1 by_II shipping_VVG off_RP a_AT1 few_DA2 more_DAR fossil_NN1 fish_NN for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO examine_VVI ,_, at_II his_APPGE request_NN1 ._. 
Agassiz_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II Britain_NP1 that_DD1 year_NNT1 to_TO attend_VVI a_AT1 meeting_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ Association_NN1 for_IF the_AT Advancement_NN1 of_IO Science_NN1 ,_, at_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 talked_VVD up_RP the_AT controversial_JJ evidence_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD gathered_VVN in_II31 support_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE idea_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Ice_NN1 Age_NN1 ._. 
Afterward_RL ,_, a_AT1 skeptical_JJ Roderick_NP1 Murchison_NP1 wrote_VVD :_: "_" ..._... "_" 
Mary_NP1 's_GE fossil_NN1 fish_VV0 later_JJR would_VM help_VVI Agassiz_NP1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 mapped_VVD out_RP the_AT Rhaetic_JJ Bed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 layer_NN1 of_IO older_JJR rock_NN1 lying_VVG beneath_II the_AT Blue_JJ Lias_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ no_AT small_JJ contribution_NN1 ;_; Mary_NP1 's_GE fish_NN and_CC Agassiz_NP1 's_GE mapping_NN1 later_RRR helped_VVN scientists_NN2 identify_VVI various_JJ kinds_NN2 of_IO ocean_NN1 creatures_NN2 that_CST had_VHD lived_VVN tens_MC2 of_IO millions_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, long_RR before_CS even_RR the_AT dinosaurs_NN2 ._. 
By_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, Mary_NP1 was_VBDZ well_RR acquainted_VVN with_IW the_AT various_JJ modes_NN2 of_IO transportation_NN1 available_JJ for_IF shipping_VVG fossil_NN1 finds_VVZ to_II scientists_NN2 and_CC buyers_NN2 ._. 
Generally_RR she_PPHS1 sent_VVD larger_JJR specimens_NN2 by_II ship_NN1 from_II the_AT harbor_NN1 ;_; the_AT preferred_JJ method_NN1 for_IF shipping_VVG smaller_JJR items_NN2 was_VBDZ transport_NN1 by_II any_DD willing_JJ visitors_NN2 to_II Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 ._. 
In_II one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE last_MD correspondences_NN2 with_IW Adam_NP1 Sedgwick_NP1 ,_, in_II 1843_MC ,_, Mary_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sending_VVG off_II the_AT "_" platydon_NN1 head_NN1 "_" to_II London_NP1 by_II "_" wagon_NN1 railroad_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT covered_JJ wagons_NN2 used_VVN for_IF freight_NN1 and_CC transportation_NN1 before_II the_AT railroad_NN1 was_VBDZ introduced_VVN ._. 
Although_CS the_AT London_NP1 and_CC South_ND1 Western_JJ Railway_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN launched_VVN in_II 1838_MC ,_, the_AT first_MD railway_NN1 did_VDD not_XX reach_VVI Axminster_NP1 ,_, some_DD four_MC miles_NNU2 from_II Lyme_NP1 Regis_NP1 ,_, until_II 1859_MC ._. 
In_II the_AT early_JJ 1840s_MC2 ,_, Mary_NP1 was_VBDZ settling_VVG into_II a_AT1 quiet_JJ satisfaction_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, assured_VVD of_IO a_AT1 steady_JJ income_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 abiding_JJ relationship_NN1 with_IW God_NP1 to_TO keep_VVI her_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE deep_JJ religious_JJ faith_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN great_JJ comfort_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 when_RRQ ,_, in_II early_JJ October_NPM1 1842_MC ,_, her_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, Molly_NP1 ,_, died_VVD from_II unknown_JJ causes_NN2 ,_, possibly_RR in_II her_APPGE sleep_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II declining_JJ health_NN1 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ,_, Molly_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN reasonably_RR active_JJ until_CS her_APPGE death_NN1 at_II 78_MC ._. 
There_EX are_VBR some_DD indications_NN2 that_CST Molly_NP1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN a_RR21 bit_RR22 bemused_JJ by_II her_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_GE aspirations_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT two_MC had_VHD been_VBN constant_JJ presences_NN2 in_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE life_NN1 ,_, and_CC Molly_NP1 had_VHD shared_VVN in_II Mary_NP1 's_VBZ every_AT1 success_NN1 and_CC failure_NN1 ._. 
Visitors_NN2 to_II Mary_NP1 's_GE fossil_NN1 shop_NN1 later_RRR recalled_VVD a_AT1 very_RG old_JJ woman_NN1 wearing_VVG a_AT1 mop_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 large_JJ white_JJ apron_NN1 ,_, somewhat_RR timid_JJ ,_, patiently_RR helping_VVG customers_NN2 and_CC gladly_RR showing_VVG children_NN2 around_RP ._. 
Molly_NP1 once_RR described_VVD her_APPGE daughter_NN1 as_II "_" a_AT1 history_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 mystery_NN1 "_" --_NN1 a_AT1 strange_JJ characterization_NN1 from_II the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS knew_VVD Mary_NP1 best_RRT ._. 
Molly_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD married_VVN young_JJ ,_, probably_RR never_RR grasped_VVD her_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_GE desire_NN1 to_TO be_VBI recognized_VVN ,_, to_TO be_VBI independent_JJ ,_, to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 name_NN1 for_IF herself_PPX1 within_II a_AT1 rigidly_RR stratified_JJ society_NN1 in_II which_DDQ there_EX was_VBDZ bound_VVNK to_TO be_VBI no_AT place_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
Initially_RR Molly_NP1 had_VHD chastised_VVN her_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE daughter_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE foolhardy_JJ passion_NN1 for_IF fossil_NN1 hunting_NN1 ,_, considering_CS it_PPH1 a_AT1 waste_NN1 of_IO precious_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 accepted_VVD Mary_NP1 's_GE choice_NN1 of_IO occupations_NN2 only_RR grudgingly_RR ,_, after_II realizing_VVG it_PPH1 offered_VVD the_AT family_NN1 its_APPGE best_JJT ,_, perhaps_RR only_RR ,_, chance_NN1 of_IO earning_VVG a_AT1 steady_JJ income_NN1 ._. 
