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Chapter 5. Arabian Tunnel

           CaptainNemodidnottakehiseyefromtheknob,suspendedbyitstwoconcentriccirclesinthecabin.Atasimplegesture,thepilotmodifiedthecourseoftheNautiluseveryinstant.

           Ihadplacedmyselfattheport-scuttle,andsawsomemagnificentsubstructuresofcoral,zoophytes,seaweed,andfucus,agitatingtheirenormousclaws,whichstretchedoutfromthefissuresoftherock.

           Ataquarter-pastten,theCaptainhimselftookthehelm.Alargegallery,blackanddeep,openedbeforeus.TheNautiluswentboldlyintoit.Astrangeroaringwasheardrounditssides.ItwasthewatersoftheRedSea,whichtheinclineofthetunnelprecipitatedviolentlytowardstheMediterranean.TheNautiluswentwiththetorrent,rapidasanarrow,inspiteoftheeffortsofthemachinery,which,inordertooffermoreeffectiveresistance,beatthewaveswithreversedscrew.

           OnthewallsofthenarrowpassageIcouldseenothingbutbrilliantrays,straightlines,furrowsoffire,tracedbythegreatspeed,underthebrilliantelectriclight.Myheartbeatfast.

           Atthirty-fiveminutespastten,CaptainNemoquittedthehelm,and,turningtome,said:

           "TheMediterranean!"

           Inlessthantwentyminutes,theNautilus,carriedalongbythetorrent,hadpassedthroughtheIsthmusofSuez.

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