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Chapter 10. The Underwater Coalfields

           "Itbelongstooneofthenumerousislandswithwhichthisseaisstrewntovesselsasimplesandbanktousanimmensecavern.Chanceledmetodiscoverit,andchanceservedmewell."

           "Butofwhatuseisthisrefuge,Captain?TheNautiluswantsnoport."

           "No,sir;butitwantselectricitytomakeitmove,andthewherewithaltomaketheelectricitysodiumtofeedtheelements,coalfromwhichtogetthesodium,andacoal-minetosupplythecoal.Andexactlyonthisspottheseacoversentireforestsembeddedduringthegeologicalperiods,nowmineralisedandtransformedintocoal;formetheyareaninexhaustiblemine."

           "Yourmenfollowthetradeofminershere,then,Captain?"

           "Exactlyso.TheseminesextendunderthewavesliketheminesofNewcastle.Here,intheirdiving-dresses,pickaxeandshovelinhand,mymenextractthecoal,whichIdonotevenaskfromtheminesoftheearth.WhenIburnthiscombustibleforthemanufactureofsodium,thesmoke,escapingfromthecraterofthemountain,givesittheappearanceofastill-activevolcano."

           "Andweshallseeyourcompanionsatwork?"

           "No;notthistimeatleast;forIaminahurrytocontinueoursubmarinetouroftheearth.SoIshallcontentmyselfwithdrawingfromthereserveofsodiumIalreadypossess.Thetimeforloadingisonedayonly,andwecontinueourvoyage.So,ifyouwishtogooverthecavernandmaketheroundofthelagoon,youmusttakeadvantageofto-day,M.Aronnax."

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