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Chapter 4. The Red Sea

           "Hereitis,M.Aronnax.Accordingtomyidea,wemustseeinthisappellationoftheRedSeaatranslationoftheHebrewword‘Edom’;andiftheancientsgaveitthatname,itwasonaccountoftheparticularcolourofitswaters."

           "ButuptothistimeIhaveseennothingbuttransparentwavesandwithoutanyparticularcolour."

           "Verylikely;butasweadvancetothebottomofthegulf,youwillseethissingularappearance.IrememberseeingtheBayofTorentirelyred,likeaseaofblood."

           "Andyouattributethiscolourtothepresenceofamicroscopicseaweed?"

           "Yes."

           "So,CaptainNemo,itisnotthefirsttimeyouhaveoverruntheRedSeaonboardtheNautilus?"

           "No,sir."

           "AsyouspokeawhileagoofthepassageoftheIsraelitesandofthecatastrophetotheEgyptians,Iwillaskwhetheryouhavemetwiththetracesunderthewaterofthisgreathistoricalfact?"

           "No,sir;andforagoodreason."

           "Whatisit?"

           "ItisthatthespotwhereMosesandhispeoplepassedisnowsoblockedupwithsandthatthecamelscanbarelybathetheirlegsthere.YoucanwellunderstandthattherewouldnotbewaterenoughformyNautilus."

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