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An Electric Storm

           Otherflasheswithincessantplaycrosstheirvividfires,whileothersagainrollthemselvesintoballsoflivingfirewhichexplodelikebombshells,butthemusicofwhichscarcely-addstothedinofthebattlestrifethatalmostdeprivesusofoursensesofhearingandsight;thelimitofintenseloudnesshasbeenpassedwithinwhichthehumanearcandistinguishonesoundfromanother.Ifallthepowdermagazinesintheworldweretoexplodeatonce,weshouldhearnomorethanwedonow.

           Fromtheundersurfaceofthecloudstherearecontinualemissionsofluridlight;electricmatterisincontinualevolutionfromtheircomponentmolecules;thegaseouselementsoftheairneedtobeslakedwithmoisture;forinnumerablecolumnsofwaterrushupwardsintotheairandfallbackagaininwhitefoam.

           Whitherareweflying?Myuncleliesfulllengthacrosstheraft.

           Theheatincreases.Irefertothethermometer;itindicates...(thefigureisobliterated).

           Monday,August24.Willtherebeanendtoit?Istheatmosphericcondition,havingoncereachedthisdensity,tobecomefinal?

           Weareprostratedandwornoutwithfatigue.ButHansisasusual.Theraftbearsonstilltothesouth-east.WehavemadetwohundredleaguessinceweleftAxelIsland.

           Atnoontheviolenceofthestormredoubles.Weareobligedtosecureasfastaspossibleeveryarticlethatbelongstoourcargo.Eachofusislashedtosomepartoftheraft.Thewavesriseaboveourheads.

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