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Vertical Descent

           Myuncleemployedaverysimpleexpedienttoobviatethisdifficulty.Heuncoiledacordofthethicknessofafinger,andfourhundredfeetlong;firsthedroppedhalfofitdown,thenhepasseditroundalavablockthatprojectedconveniently,andthrewtheotherhalfdownthechimney.Eachofuscouldthendescendbyholdingwiththehandbothhalvesoftherope,whichwouldnotbeabletounrollitselffromitshold;whentwohundredfeetdown,itwouldbeeasytogetpossessionofthewholeoftheropebylettingoneendgoandpullingdownbytheother.Thentheexercisewouldgoonagainadinfinitum.

           "Now,"saidmyuncle,afterhavingcompletedthesepreparations,"nowletuslooktoourloads.Iwilldividethemintothreelots;eachofuswillstraponeuponhisback.Imeanonlyfragilearticles."

           Ofcourse,wewerenotincludedunderthathead.

           "Hans,"saidhe,"willtakechargeofthetoolsandaportionoftheprovisions;you,Axel,willtakeanotherthirdoftheprovisions,andthearms;andIwilltaketherestoftheprovisionsandthedelicateinstruments."

           "But,"saidI,"theclothes,andthatmassofladdersandropes,whatistobecomeofthem?"

           "Theywillgodownbythemselves."

           "Howso?"Iasked.

           "Youwillseepresently."

           Myunclewasalwayswillingtoemploymagnificentresources.Obeyingorders,Hanstiedallthenon-fragilearticlesinonebundle,cordedthemfirmly,andsentthembodilydownthegulfbeforeus.

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