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Vertical Descent

           Ilistenedtothedullthudsofthedescendingbale.Myuncle,leaningovertheabyss,followedthedescentoftheluggagewithasatisfiednod,andonlyroseerectwhenhehadquitelostsightofit.

           "Verywell,nowitisourturn."

           NowIaskanysensiblemanifitwaspossibletohearthosewordswithoutashudder.

           TheProfessorfastenedhispackageofinstrumentsuponhisshoulders;Hanstookthetools;Itookthearms:andthedescentcommencedinthefollowingorder;Hans,myuncle,andmyself.Itwaseffectedinprofoundsilence,brokenonlybythedescentofloosenedstonesdownthedarkgulf.

           Idroppedasitwere,franticallyclutchingthedoublecordwithonehandandbuttressingmyselffromthewallwiththeotherbymeansofmystick.Oneideaoverpoweredmealmost,fearlesttherockshouldgivewayfromwhichIwashanging.Thiscordseemedafragilethingforthreepersonstobesuspendedfrom.Imadeaslittleuseofitaspossible,performingwonderfulfeatsofequilibriumuponthelavaprojectionswhichmyfootseemedtocatchholdoflikeahand.

           WhenoneoftheseslipperystepsshookundertheheavierformofHans,hesaidinhistranquilvoice:

           "Gifakt!"

           "Attention!"repeatedmyuncle.

           Inhalfanhourwewerestandinguponthesurfaceofarockjammedinacrossthechimneyfromonesidetotheother.

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