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Chapter 14. The Black Current

           "Thenitisanair-gun."

           "Doubtless!Howwouldyouhavememanufacturegunpowderonboard,withouteithersaltpetre,sulphur,orcharcoal?"

           "Besides,"Iadded,"tofireunderwaterinamediumeighthundredandfifty-fivetimesdenserthantheair,wemustconquerveryconsiderableresistance."

           "Thatwouldbenodifficulty.Thereexistguns,accordingtoFulton,perfectedinEnglandbyPhilipColesandBurley,inFrancebyFurcy,andinItalybyLandi,whicharefurnishedwithapeculiarsystemofclosing,whichcanfireundertheseconditions.ButIrepeat,havingnopowder,Iuseairundergreatpressure,whichthepumpsoftheNautilusfurnishabundantly."

           "Butthisairmustberapidlyused?"

           "Well,haveInotmyRouquayrolreservoir,whichcanfurnishitatneed?Atapisallthatisrequired.BesidesM.Aronnax,youmustseeyourselfthat,duringoursubmarinehunt,wecanspendbutlittleairandbutfewballs."

           "Butitseemstomethatinthistwilight,andinthemidstofthisfluid,whichisverydensecomparedwiththeatmosphere,shotscouldnotgofar,noreasilyprovemortal."

           "Sir,onthecontrary,withthisguneveryblowismortal;and,howeverlightlytheanimalistouched,itfallsasifstruckbyathunderbolt."

           "Why?"

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