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Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           "Well,then,"Isaid,"IamforcedtoadmitthatSaknussemm’ssentenceisclear,andleavesnoroomfordoubt.Iwillevenallowthatthedocumentbearseverymarkandevidenceofauthenticity.ThatlearnedphilosopherdidgettothebottomofSneffels,hehasseentheshadowofScartaristouchtheedgeofthecraterbeforethekalendsofJuly;hemayevenhaveheardthelegendarystoriestoldinhisdayaboutthatcraterreachingtothecentreoftheworld;butasforreachingithimself,asforperformingthejourney,andreturning,ifheeverwent,Isaynohenever,neverdidthat."

           "Nowforyourreason?"saidmyuncleironically.

           "Allthetheoriesofsciencedemonstratesuchafeattobeimpracticable."

           "Thetheoriessaythat,dothey?"repliedtheProfessorinthetoneofameekdisciple."Oh!unpleasanttheories!Howthetheorieswillhinder.us,won’tthey?"

           Isawthathewasonlylaughingatme;butIwentonallthesame.

           "Yes;itisperfectlywellknownthattheinternaltemperaturerisesonedegreeforevery70feetindepth;now,admittingthisproportiontobeconstant,andtheradiusoftheearthbeingfifteenhundredleagues,theremustbeatemperatureof360,032degreesatthecentreoftheearth.Therefore,allthesubstancesthatcomposethebodyofthisearthmustexistthereinastateofincandescentgas;forthemetalsthatmostresisttheactionofheat,gold,andplatinum,andthehardestrocks,canneverbeeithersolidorliquidundersuchatemperature.Ihavethereforegoodreasonforaskingifitispossibletopenetratethroughsuchamedium."

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