20000 лье под водой

Chapter 11. The Nautilus

           "Thereisapowerfulagent,obedient,rapid,easy,whichconformstoeveryuse,andreignssupremeonboardmyvessel.Everythingisdonebymeansofit.Itlights,warmsit,andisthesoulofmymechanicalapparatus.Thisagentiselectricity."

           "Electricity?"Icriedinsurprise.

           "Yes,sir."

           "Nevertheless,Captain,youpossessanextremerapidityofmovement,whichdoesnotagreewellwiththepowerofelectricity.Untilnow,itsdynamicforcehasremainedunderrestraint,andhasonlybeenabletoproduceasmallamountofpower."

           "Professor,"saidCaptainNemo,"myelectricityisnoteverybody’s.Youknowwhatsea-wateriscomposedof.Inathousandgrammesarefound9612percent.ofwater,andabout223percent.ofchlorideofsodium;then,inasmallerquantity,chloridesofmagnesiumandofpotassium,bromideofmagnesium,sulphateofmagnesia,sulphateandcarbonateoflime.Yousee,then,thatchlorideofsodiumformsalargepartofit.SoitisthissodiumthatIextractfromthesea-water,andofwhichIcomposemyingredients.Iowealltotheocean;itproduceselectricity,andelectricitygivesheat,light,motion,and,inaword,lifetotheNautilus."

           "Butnottheairyoubreathe?"

           "Oh!Icouldmanufacturetheairnecessaryformyconsumption,butitisuseless,becauseIgouptothesurfaceofthewaterwhenIplease.

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