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Water Discovered

           Myadvicewasfollowedsofarasgettinginasupply;butthestoppingupoftheholewasnotsoeasytoaccomplish.Itwasinvainthatwetookupfragmentsofgranite,andstuffedtheminwithtow,weonlyscaldedourhandswithoutsucceeding.Thepressurewastoogreat,andoureffortswerefruitless.

           "Itisquiteplain,"saidI,"thatthehigherbodyofthiswaterisataconsiderableelevation.Theforceofthejetshowsthat."

           "Nodoubt,"answeredmyuncle."Ifthiscolumnofwateris32,000feethighthatis,fromthesurfaceoftheearth,itisequaltotheweightofathousandatmospheres.ButIhavegotanidea."

           "Well?"

           "Whyshouldwetroubleourselvestostopthestreamfromcomingoutatall?"

           "Because"Well,Icouldnotassignareason.

           "Whenourflasksareempty,whereshallwefillthemagain?Canwetellthat?"

           No;therewasnocertainty.

           "Well,letusallowthewatertorunon.Itwillflowdown,andwillbothguideandrefreshus."

           "Thatiswellplanned,"Icried."Withthisstreamforourguide,thereisnoreasonwhyweshouldnotsucceedinourundertaking."

           "Ah,myboy!youagreewithmenow,"criedtheProfessor,laughing.

           "Iagreewithyoumostheartily."

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