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           Theycouldnotbemistakeninthenatureoftheirradiationthrownfromtheglowingnucleus,whoseclearrayswereshatteredbyalltheangles,alltheprojectionsofthecavern.Thislightproceededfromanelectricsource,anditswhitecolorbetrayeditsorigin.Itwasthesunofthiscave,anditfilleditentirely.

           AtasignfromCyrusHardingtheoarsagainplungedintothewater,causingaregularshowerofgems,andtheboatwasurgedforwardtowardsthelight,whichwasnownotmorethanhalfacable’slengthdistant.

           Atthisplacethebreadthofthesheetofwatermeasurednearly350feet,andbeyondthedazzlingcentercouldbeseenanenormousbasalticwall,blockingupanyissueonthatside.Thecavernwidenedhereconsiderably,theseaformingalittlelake.Buttheroof,thesidewalls,theendcliff,alltheprisms,allthepeaks,werefloodedwiththeelectricfluid,sothatthebrilliancybelongedtothem,andasifthelightissuedfromthem.

           Inthecenterofthelakealongcigar-shapedobjectfloatedonthesurfaceofthewater,silent,motionless.Thebrilliancywhichissuedfromitescapedfromitssidesasfromtwokilnsheatedtoawhiteheat.Thisapparatus,similarinshapetoanenormouswhale,wasabout250feetlong,androseabouttenortwelveabovethewater.

           Theboatslowlyapproachedit,CyrusHardingstoodupinthebows.Hegazed,apreytoviolentexcitement

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