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The Professor in His Chair Again

           Imakenorashassertions;butthereisthemansurroundedbyhisownworks,byhatchets,byflintarrow-heads,whicharethecharacteristicsofthestoneage.Andunlesshecamehere,likemyself,asatouristonavisitandasapioneerofscience,Icanentertainnodoubtoftheauthenticityofhisremoteorigin."

           TheProfessorceasedtospeak,andtheaudiencebrokeoutintoloudandunanimousapplause.Forofcoursemyunclewasright,andwisermenthanhisnephewwouldhavehadsometroubletorefutehisstatements.

           Anotherremarkablething.Thisfossilbodywasnottheonlyoneinthisimmensecatacomb.Wecameuponotherbodiesateverystepamongstthismortaldust,andmyunclemightselectthemostcuriousofthesespecimenstodemolishtheincredulityofsceptics.

           Infactitwasawonderfulspectacle,thatofthesegenerationsofmenandanimalscommingledinacommoncemetery.Thenoneveryseriousquestionarosepresentlywhichwescarcelydaredtosuggest.Hadallthosecreaturesslidedthroughagreatfissureinthecrustoftheearth,downtotheshoresoftheLiedenbrocksea,whentheyweredeadandturningtodust,orhadtheylivedandgrownanddiedhereinthissubterraneanworldunderafalsesky,justlikeinhabitantsoftheupperearth?Untilthepresenttimewehadseenaliveonlymarinemonstersandfishes.Mightnotsomelivingman,somenativeoftheabyss,beyetawandererbelowonthisdesertstrand?

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