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Chapter 1. The Indian Ocean

           Imountedtheplatform,litacigar,andwatchedtheoperation.ItseemedtomethatthemandidnotunderstandFrench;forseveraltimesImaderemarksinaloudvoice,whichmusthavedrawnfromhimsomeinvoluntarysignofattention,ifhehadunderstoodthem;butheremainedundisturbedanddumb.

           Ashewastakingobservationswiththesextant,oneofthesailorsoftheNautilus(thestrongmanwhohadaccompaniedusonourfirstsubmarineexcursiontotheIslandofCrespo)cametocleantheglassesofthelantern.Iexaminedthefittingsoftheapparatus,thestrengthofwhichwasincreasedahundredfoldbylenticularrings,placedsimilartothoseinalighthouse,andwhichprojectedtheirbrillianceinahorizontalplane.Theelectriclampwascombinedinsuchawayastogiveitsmostpowerfullight.Indeed,itwasproducedinvacuo,whichinsuredbothitssteadinessanditsintensity.ThisvacuumeconomisedthegraphitepointsbetweenwhichtheluminousarcwasdevelopedanimportantpointofeconomyforCaptainNemo,whocouldnoteasilyhavereplacedthem;andundertheseconditionstheirwastewasimperceptible.WhentheNautiluswasreadytocontinueitssubmarinejourney,Iwentdowntothesaloon.Thepanelwasclosed,andthecoursemarkeddirectwest.

           WewerefurrowingthewatersoftheIndianOcean,avastliquidplain,withasurfaceof1,200,000,000ofacres,andwhosewatersaresoclearandtransparentthatanyoneleaningoverthemwouldturngiddy.TheNautilususuallyfloatedbetweenfiftyandahundredfathomsdeep.Wewentonsoforsomedays.

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