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The Great Explosion and the Rush Down Below

           Istaredatourfailingsuppliesstupidly.Irefusedtotakeinthegravityofourloss.Andyetwhatwastheuseoftroublingmyself.Ifwehadhadprovisionsenoughformonths,howcouldwegetoutoftheabyssintowhichwewerebeinghurledbyanirresistibletorrent?Whyshouldwefearthehorrorsoffamine,whendeathwasswoopingdownuponusinamultitudeofotherforms?Wouldtherebetimelefttodieofstarvation?

           YetbyaninexplicableplayoftheimaginationIforgotmypresentdangers,tocontemplatethethreateningfuture.Wasthereanychanceofescapingfromthefuryofthisimpetuoustorrent,andofreturningtothesurfaceoftheglobe?Icouldnotformtheslightestconjecturehoworwhen.Butonechanceinathousand,ortenthousand,isstillachance;whilstdeathfromstarvationwouldleaveusnotthesmallesthopeintheworld.

           Thethoughtcameintomymindtodeclarethewholetruthtomyuncle,toshowhimthedreadfulstraitstowhichwewerereduced,andtocalculatehowlongwemightyetexpecttolive.ButIhadthecouragetopreservesilence.Iwishedtoleavehimcoolandself-possessed.

           Atthatmomentthelightfromourlanternbegantosinkbylittleandlittle,andthenwentoutentirely.Thewickhadburntitselfout.Blacknightreignedagain;andtherewasnohopeleftofbeingabletodissipatethepalpabledarkness.Wehadyetatorchleft,butwecouldnothavekeptitalight.Then,likeachild,Iclosedmyeyesfirmly,nottoseethedarkness.

           Afteraconsiderablelapseoftimeourspeedredoubled.Icouldperceiveitbythesharpnessofthecurrentsthatblewpastmyface.Thedescentbecamesteeper.Ibelievewewerenolongersliding,butfallingdown.Ihadanimpressionthatweweredroppingvertically.Myuncle’shand,andthevigorousarmofHans,heldmefast.

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