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Well Said, Old Mole! Canst Thou Work I’ the Ground So Fast?

           Asformyuncle,hewasbeginningtostormagainstthehorizontalroad.Helovednothingbetterthanaverticalpath;butthiswayseemedindefinitelyprolonged,andinsteadofslidingalongthehypothenuseaswewerenowdoing,hewouldwillinglyhavedroppeddowntheterrestrialradius.Buttherewasnohelpforit,andaslongaswewereapproachingthecentreatallwefeltthatwemustnotcomplain.

           Fromtimetotime,asteeperpathappeared;ournaiadthenbegantotumblebeforeuswithahoarsermurmur,andwewentdownwithhertoagreaterdepth.

           Onthewhole,thatdayandthenextwemadeconsiderablewayhorizontally,verylittlevertically.

           OnFridayevening,the10thofJuly,accordingtoourcalculations,wewerethirtyleaguessouth-eastofRejkiavik,andatadepthoftwoleaguesandahalf.

           Atourfeettherenowopenedafrightfulabyss.Myuncle,however,wasnottobedaunted,andheclappedhishandsatthesteepnessofthedescent.

           "Thiswilltakeusalongway,"hecried,"andwithoutmuchdifficulty;fortheprojectionsintherockformquiteastaircase."

           TheropesweresofastenedbyHansastoguardagainstaccident,andthedescentcommenced.Icanhardlycallitperilous,forIwasbeginningtobefamiliarwiththiskindofexercise.

           Thiswell,orabyss,wasanarrowcleftinthemassofthegranite,calledbygeologistsa‘fault,’andcausedbytheunequalcoolingoftheglobeoftheearth.

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