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Chapter 24. The Coral Realm

           ThenextmorningIwentontothebridge.CaptainNemowastherebeforeme.Assoonasheperceivedmehecametome.

           "Professor,willitbeconvenienttoyoutomakeasubmarineexcursionto-day?"

           "Withmycompanions?"Iasked.

           "Iftheylike."

           "Weobeyyourorders,Captain."

           "Willyoubesogoodthenastoputonyourcorkjackets?"

           Itwasnotaquestionofdeadordying.IrejoinedNedLandandConseil,andtoldthemofCaptainNemo’sproposition.Conseilhastenedtoacceptit,andthistimetheCanadianseemedquitewillingtofollowourexample.

           Itwaseighto’clockinthemorning.Athalf-pasteightwewereequippedforthisnewexcursion,andprovidedwithtwocontrivancesforlightandbreathing.Thedoubledoorwasopen;and,accompaniedbyCaptainNemo,whowasfollowedbyadozenofthecrew,wesetfoot,atadepthofaboutthirtyfeet,onthesolidbottomonwhichtheNautilusrested.

           Aslightdeclivityendedinanunevenbottom,atfifteenfathomsdepth.ThisbottomdifferedentirelyfromtheoneIhadvisitedonmyfirstexcursionunderthewatersofthePacificOcean.Here,therewasnofinesand,nosubmarineprairies,nosea-forest.Iimmediatelyrecognisedthatmarvellousregioninwhich,onthatday,theCaptaindidthehonourstous.Itwasthecoralkingdom.

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