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

           IfithadatonetimebeenapassageforeruptivematterthrownoutbySnæfell,Istillcouldnotunderstandwhynotracewasleftofitspassage.Wekeptgoingdownakindofwindingstaircase,whichseemedalmosttohavebeenmadebythehandofman.

           Everyquarterofanhourwewereobligedtohalt,totakealittlenecessaryreposeandrestoretheactionofourlimbs.Wethensatdownuponafragmentofrock,andwetalkedasweateanddrankfromthestream.

           Ofcourse,downthisfaulttheHansbachfellinacascade,andlostsomeofitsvolume;buttherewasenoughandtosparetoslakeourthirst.Besides,whentheinclinebecamemoregentle,itwouldofcourseresumeitspeaceablecourse.Atthismomentitremindedmeofmyworthyuncle,inhisfrequentfitsofimpatienceandanger,whilebelowitranwiththecalmnessoftheIcelandichunter.

           Onthe6thand7thofJulywekeptfollowingthespiralcurvesofthissingularwell,penetratinginactualdistancenomorethantwoleagues;butbeingcarriedtoadepthoffiveleaguesbelowthelevelofthesea.Butonthe8th,aboutnoon,thefaulttook,towardsthesouth-east,amuchgentlerslope,oneofaboutforty-fivedegrees.

           Thentheroadbecamemonotonouslyeasy.Itcouldnotbeotherwise,fortherewasnolandscapetovarythestagesofourjourney.

           OnWednesday,the15th,weweresevenleaguesunderground,andhadtravelledfiftyleaguesawayfromSnæfell.Althoughweweretired,ourhealthwasperfect,andthemedicinechesthadnotyethadoccasiontobeopened.

           Myunclenotedeveryhourtheindicationsofthecompass,thechronometer,theaneroid,andthethermometertheverysamewhichhehaspublishedinhisscientificreportofourjourney.

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