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           Itwasthenperfectlydark,andtheirgazecouldnotextendoveraradiusoftwomiles.Didtheseasurroundthisunknownland,orwasitconnectedinthewestwithsomecontinentofthePacific?Itcouldnotyetbemadeout.Towardsthewest,acloudybelt,clearlyvisibleatthehorizon,increasedthegloom,andtheeyecouldnotdiscoveriftheskyandwaterwereblendedtogetherinthesamecircularline.

           Butatonepointofthehorizonavaguelightsuddenlyappeared,whichdescendedslowlyinproportionasthecloudmountedtothezenith.

           Itwastheslendercrescentmoon,alreadyalmostdisappearing;butitslightwassufficienttoshowclearlythehorizontalline,thendetachedfromthecloud,andtheengineercouldseeitsreflectiontremblingforaninstantonaliquidsurface.CyrusHardingseizedthelad’shand,andinagravevoice,

           "Anisland!"saidhe,atthemomentwhenthelunarcrescentdisappearedbeneaththewaves.

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