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Chapter 5

           AsIhavebeforestated,thewaterwithinthereefwasascalmasapond;andastherewasnowind,itwasquiteclearfromthesurfacetothebottom,sothatwecouldseedowneasilyevenatadepthoftwentyorthirtyyards.WhenJackandIdivedintoshallowerwaterweexpectedtohavefoundsandandstones,insteadofwhichwefoundourselvesinwhatappearedreallytobeanenchantedgarden.Thewholeofthebottomofthelagoon,aswecalledthecalmwaterwithinthereef,wascoveredwithcoralofeveryshape,size,andhue.Someportionswereformedlikelargemushrooms;othersappearedlikethebrainofaman,havingstalksornecksattachedtothem;butthemostcommonkindwasaspeciesofbranchingcoral,andsomeportionswereofalovelypale-pinkcolour,otherswerepurewhite.Amongthistheregrewlargequantitiesofseaweedoftherichesthuesimaginable,andofthemostgracefulforms;whileinnumerablefishesblue,red,yellow,green,andstripedsportedinandoutamongsttheflower-bedsofthissubmarinegarden,anddidnotappeartobeatallafraidofourapproachingthem.

           Ondartingtothesurfaceforbreathafterourfirstdive,JackandIroseclosetoeachother.

           "Didyoueverinyourlife,Ralph,seeanythingsolovely?"saidJackasheflungthesprayfromhishair.

           "Never,"Ireplied."Itappearstomelikefairyrealms.Icanscarcelybelievethatwearenotdreaming."

           "Dreaming!"criedJack.

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