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Chapter 14. The Black Current

           ButI,inencounteringgreatpressuresatthebottomofthesea,wasobligedtoshutmyhead,likethatofadiverinaballofcopper;anditistothisballofcopperthatthetwopipes,theinspiratorandtheexpirator,open."

           "Perfectly,CaptainNemo;buttheairthatyoucarrywithyoumustsoonbeused;whenitonlycontainsfifteenpercent.ofoxygenitisnolongerfittobreathe."

           "Right!ButItoldyou,M.Aronnax,thatthepumpsoftheNautilusallowmetostoretheairunderconsiderablepressure,andonthoseconditionsthereservoiroftheapparatuscanfurnishbreathableairfornineortenhours."

           "Ihavenofurtherobjectionstomake,"Ianswered."Iwillonlyaskyouonething,Captainhowcanyoulightyourroadatthebottomofthesea?"

           "WiththeRuhmkorffapparatus,M.Aronnax;oneiscarriedontheback,theotherisfastenedtothewaist.ItiscomposedofaBunsenpile,whichIdonotworkwithbichromateofpotash,butwithsodium.Awireisintroducedwhichcollectstheelectricityproduced,anddirectsittowardsaparticularlymadelantern.Inthislanternisaspiralglasswhichcontainsasmallquantityofcarbonicgas.Whentheapparatusisatworkthisgasbecomesluminous,givingoutawhiteandcontinuouslight.Thusprovided,IcanbreatheandIcansee."

           "CaptainNemo,toallmyobjectionsyoumakesuchcrushinganswersthatIdarenolongerdoubt.But,ifIamforcedtoadmittheRouquayrolandRuhmkorffapparatus,ImustbeallowedsomereservationswithregardtothegunIamtocarry."

           "Butitisnotagunforpowder,"answeredtheCaptain.

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