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Chapter 12. Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales

           "Because,"Iadded,"ifmysurmisesarecorrect,andifIhavewellunderstoodtheCaptain’sexistence,theNautilusisnotonlyavessel:itisalsoaplaceofrefugeforthosewho,likeitscommander,havebrokeneverytieuponearth."

           "Perhapsso,"saidConseil;"but,inanycase,theNautiluscanonlycontainacertainnumberofmen.Couldnotyou,sir,estimatetheirmaximum?"

           "How,Conseil?"

           "Bycalculation;giventhesizeofthevessel,whichyouknow,sir,andconsequentlythequantityofairitcontains,knowingalsohowmucheachmanexpendsatabreath,andcomparingtheseresultswiththefactthattheNautilusisobligedtogotothesurfaceeverytwenty-fourhours."

           ConseilhadnotfinishedthesentencebeforeIsawwhathewasdrivingat.

           "Iunderstand,"saidI;"butthatcalculation,thoughsimpleenough,cangivebutaveryuncertainresult."

           "Nevermind,"saidNedLandurgently.

           "Hereitis,then,"saidI."Inonehoureachmanconsumestheoxygencontainedintwentygallonsofair;andintwenty-four,thatcontainedin480gallons.Wemust,thereforefindhowmanytimes480gallonsofairtheNautiluscontains."

           "Justso,"saidConseil.

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