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To-morrow we Disappear into the Unknown

           Sincethenfourdayshavepassed,duringwhichwehaveengagedtwolargecanoesfromtheIndians,madeofsolightamaterial(skinsoverabambooframework)thatweshouldbeabletocarrythemroundanyobstacle.Thesewehaveloadedwithalloureffects,andhaveengagedtwoadditionalIndianstohelpusinthenavigation.IunderstandthattheyaretheverytwoAtacaandIpetubynamewhoaccompaniedProfessorChallengeruponhispreviousjourney.Theyappearedtobeterrifiedattheprospectofrepeatingit,butthechiefhaspatriarchalpowersinthesecountries,andifthebargainisgoodinhiseyestheclansmanhaslittlechoiceinthematter.

           Sotomorrowwedisappearintotheunknown.ThisaccountIamtransmittingdowntheriverbycanoe,anditmaybeourlastwordtothosewhoareinterestedinourfate.Ihave,accordingtoourarrangement,addressedittoyou,mydearMr.McArdle,andIleaveittoyourdiscretiontodelete,alter,ordowhatyoulikewithit.FromtheassuranceofProfessorChallenger’smannerandinspiteofthecontinuedscepticismofProfessorSummerleeIhavenodoubtthatourleaderwillmakegoodhisstatement,andthatwearereallyontheeveofsomemostremarkableexperiences.

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