>Look at me, I'm the Martian now

>When the humans were the Martians

>>9612887
>and then he asphixiated on the preassureless atmosphere and choked on red dust with sun hidden behind the crimson miasma that hid the earth as well and destroyed their instruments and made growing crops impossible which was his last thoughts as his throat was lacerated and the fake heat of death consumed him, or so the Martian chronicled.

>>9612887
How did the aliens from "The Earth Men" adopt an humanoid form and created a comfy 20's village in "The Third Expedition"? They seem like different kinds to me.

>>9613295
I think it was pretty clear that the telepathic Martians read the minds of the human crew. There was a lower-grade version of this in the story where the astronauts were taken to an insane asylum.