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There is another sequel to Pym adventure : Jules Verne's Le Sphinx des Glaces (1897), which is also referenced in H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness (1931/1936).
In A Strange Discovery the capitol city of the lost civilization is "Hili-Li". I know Lovecraft was a voracious reader. I can't help but wonder if "teliki-li" (sp. ?) is a hidden homage, as he often included such oblique or obscure references.
 
Tekeli-li was often uttered by the inhabitants of Tsalal in Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838). Given Lovecraft's affection of Poe, I guess it's a direct reference to him.
 
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