The Umberlexicon In America
	An American Christian heretic named Charles Russell acquired one volume of the set in 1898.  Possession of the volume drove Russell mad.  In an attempt to rid himself of the madness, he flung his volume into the Atlantic ocean.  But, the damage was done.  In his madness, Russell began a journal of his magical workings and occult experiences, incorporating poorly memorized passages and diagrams from the accursed volume.  He titled his journal "The New World Umberlexicon" His contemporaries in the Christian community as well as the occult community scorned Russel and ridiculed his book, calling him "The Witless Christian".  One of his apprentices, Nathaniel Knorr (1905-1977) later used Russell's version of the Umberlexicon to inspire his own alternate Bible.  The New World Umberlexicon was published in parts from 1953 to 1960 until a coplete version was published (2,000 copies) by Dunwitch Press in 1961.  Knorr's usage of the diluted N.W.U. version of the Umberlexicon generated a curse that transformed into a vicious shape-shifter called a Wendigo (and other native names).  Knorr died in 1977 due to the bio-spiritual stress of attempted curse removal.
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