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The Wonders of Terrestrial Depths

           "Monday,July1.

           "Chronometer,8.17a.m.;barometer,297in.;thermometer,(43°F.).Direction,E.S.E."

           Thislastobservationappliedtothedarkgallery,andwasindicatedbythecompass.

           "Now,Axel,"criedtheProfessorwithenthusiasm,"nowwearereallygoingintotheinterioroftheearth.Atthisprecisemomentthejourneycommences."

           Sosaying,myuncletookinonehandRuhmkorff’sapparatus,whichwashangingfromhisneck;andwiththeotherheformedanelectriccommunicationwiththecoilinthelantern,andasufficientlybrightlightdispersedthedarknessofthepassage.

           Hanscarriedtheotherapparatus,whichwasalsoputintoaction.Thisingeniousapplicationofelectricitywouldenableustogoonforalongtimebycreatinganartificiallighteveninthemidstofthemostinflammablegases.

           "Now,march!"criedmyuncle.

           Eachshoulderedhispackage.Hansdrovebeforehimtheloadofcordsandclothes;and,myselfwalkinglast,weenteredthegallery.

           Atthemomentofbecomingengulfedinthisdarkgallery,Iraisedmyhead,andsawforthelasttimethroughthelengthofthatvasttubetheskyofIceland,whichIwasnevertobeholdagain.

           Thelava,inthelasteruptionof1229,hadforcedapassagethroughthistunnel.Itstilllinedthewallswithathickandglisteningcoat.Theelectriclightwashereintensifiedahundredfoldbyreflection.

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