Дети капитана Гранта

From Peril to Safety

           Nextdaywasoneofseriousdifficulties.Theirroutelayacrossthiswondrousregionofvolcaniclakes,geysers,andsolfataras,whichextendedtotheeastoftheWahitiRanges.Itisacountrymorepleasantfortheeyetorambleover,thanforthelimbs.Everyquarterofamiletheyhadtoturnasideorgoaroundforsomeobstacle,andthusincurredgreatfatigue;butwhatastrangesightmettheireyes!Whatinfinitevarietynaturelavishesonhergreatpanoramas!

           Onthisvastextentoftwentymilessquare,thesubterraneanforceshadafieldforthedisplayofalltheirvariedeffects.Saltsprings,ofsingulartransparency,peopledbymyriadsofinsects,sprangupfromthicketsoftea-treescrub.Theydiffusedapowerfulodorofburntpowder,andscatteredonthegroundawhitesedimentlikedazzlingsnow.Thelimpidwaterswerenearlyatboilingpoint,whilesomeneighboringspringsspreadoutlikesheetsofglass.Gigantictree-fernsgrewbesidethem,inconditionsanalogoustothoseoftheSilurianvegetation.

           Oneverysidejetsofwaterroselikeparkfountains,outofaseaofvapor;someofthemcontinuous,othersintermittent,asifacapriciousPlutocontrolledtheirmovements.Theyroselikeanamphitheateronnaturalterraces;theirwatersgraduallyflowedtogetherunderfoldsofwhitesmoke,andcorrodingtheedgesofthesemi-transparentstepsofthisgiganticstaircase.Theyfedwholelakeswiththeirboilingtorrents.

           Fartherstill,beyondthehotspringsandtumultuousgeysers,camethesolfataras.Thegroundlookedasifcoveredwithlargepustules.

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