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Chapter 7. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours

           "Iwilladd,"Icontinued,"thatasimilarbarrierexistsbetweenGibraltarandCeuta,whichingeologicaltimesformedtheentireMediterranean."

           "Whatifsomevolcanicburstshouldonedayraisethesetwobarriersabovethewaves?"

           "Itisnotprobable,Conseil."

           "Well,butallowmetofinish,please,sir;ifthisphenomenonshouldtakeplace,itwillbetroublesomeforM.Lesseps,whohastakensomuchpainstopiercetheisthmus."

           "Iagreewithyou;butIrepeat,Conseil,thisphenomenonwillneverhappen.Theviolenceofsubterraneanforceiseverdiminishing.Volcanoes,soplentifulinthefirstdaysoftheworld,arebeingextinguishedbydegrees;theinternalheatisweakened,thetemperatureofthelowerstrataoftheglobeisloweredbyaperceptiblequantityeverycenturytothedetrimentofourglobe,foritsheatisitslife."

           "Butthesun?"

           "Thesunisnotsufficient,Conseil.Canitgiveheattoadeadbody?"

           "NotthatIknowof."

           "Well,myfriend,thisearthwillonedaybethatcoldcorpse;itwillbecomeuninhabitableanduninhabitedlikethemoon,whichhaslongsincelostallitsvitalheat."

           "Inhowmanycenturies?"

           "Insomehundredsofthousandsofyears,myboy."

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