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Chapter 4. The Red Sea

           "Butthisisthmusiscomposedofnothingbutquicksands?"

           "Toacertaindepth.Butatfifty-fiveyardsonlythereisasolidlayerofrock."

           "Didyoudiscoverthispassagebychance?"Iaskedmoreandmoresurprised.

           "Chanceandreasoning,sir;andbyreasoningevenmorethanbychance.Notonlydoesthispassageexist,butIhaveprofitedbyitseveraltimes.WithoutthatIshouldnothaveventuredthisdayintotheimpassableRedSea.InoticedthatintheRedSeaandintheMediterraneanthereexistedacertainnumberoffishesofakindperfectlyidentical.Certainofthefact,Iaskedmyselfwasitpossiblethattherewasnocommunicationbetweenthetwoseas?Iftherewas,thesubterraneancurrentmustnecessarilyrunfromtheRedSeatotheMediterranean,fromthesolecauseofdifferenceoflevel.IcaughtalargenumberoffishesintheneighbourhoodofSuez.Ipassedacopperringthroughtheirtails,andthrewthembackintothesea.Somemonthslater,onthecoastofSyria,Icaughtsomeofmyfishornamentedwiththering.Thusthecommunicationbetweenthetwowasproved.IthensoughtforitwithmyNautilus;Idiscoveredit,venturedintoit,andbeforelong,sir,youtoowillhavepassedthroughmyArabiantunnel!"

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