Потерянный континент: история Атлантиды

           Onwhichaccount,therefore,Ihadnottroubledmyselfaboutthematterduringthevoyage,buthadfollowedoutmycalmstudyofthehighermysterieswithanunloadedmind.

           Butwhenournavyhadretracedsufficientlythecoursethathadbeenoverrun,andcameupwiththetwovastheadlandswhichmarkedtheentrancetotheinlandwaters,there,abaretwodaysfromtheAtlantiscapital,wemetwithanothernavywhichwas,beyonddoubt,waitingtogiveusareception.Theshipswereridingatanchorinabaywhichlentthemshelter,buttheyhadscoutsonthehighlandabove,whocriedthealarmofourapproach,andwhenweroundedtheheadland,theywerestandingouttodisputeourpassage.

           Ofustherewerenowbutfiveships,theresthavingbeenlostinstorms,orfallenbehindbecausealltheircrewsweredeadfromthescurvy;andofthestrangerstherewerethreefineships,andthreegalleysofmanyoarsapiece.Theywerecleanandbrightandblack;ourshipswerestorm-raggedandweather-worn,andhadbottomsthatwerefoulwithtrailingoceanweed.OurshipshungoutthecoloursandsignsofTathoandDeucalionopenlyandwithoutshame,sothatallwholookedmightknowtheiroriginanderrand;buttheothernavycameonwithoutbannerorantient,asthoughtheyweresomelowcreaturesfeelingshamefortheirbirth.