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Chapter 13. The Ice Bank

           Therearenoobstaclesforus!Letussmashthisiceberg!Letusblowitup;and,ifitresists,letusgivetheNautiluswingstoflyoverit!"

           "Overit,sir!"saidCaptainNemo,quietly;"no,notoverit,butunderit!"

           "Underit!"Iexclaimed,asuddenideaoftheCaptain’sprojectsflashinguponmymind.Iunderstood;thewonderfulqualitiesoftheNautilusweregoingtoserveusinthissuperhumanenterprise.

           "Iseewearebeginningtounderstandoneanother,sir,"saidtheCaptain,halfsmiling."YoubegintoseethepossibilityIshouldsaythesuccessofthisattempt.ThatwhichisimpossibleforanordinaryvesseliseasytotheNautilus.Ifacontinentliesbeforethepole,itmuststopbeforethecontinent;butif,onthecontrary,thepoleiswashedbyopensea,itwillgoeventothepole."

           "Certainly,"saidI,carriedawaybytheCaptain’sreasoning;"ifthesurfaceoftheseaissolidifiedbytheice,thelowerdepthsarefreebytheProvidentiallawwhichhasplacedthemaximumofdensityofthewatersoftheoceanonedegreehigherthanfreezing-point;and,ifIamnotmistaken,theportionofthisicebergwhichisabovethewaterisasonetofourtothatwhichisbelow."

           "Verynearly,sir;foronefootoficebergabovetheseatherearethreebelowit.Iftheseicemountainsarenotmorethan300feetabovethesurface,theyarenotmorethan900beneath.Andwhatare900feettotheNautilus?"

           "Nothing,sir."

           "Itcouldevenseekatgreaterdepthsthatuniformtemperatureofsea-water,andtherebravewithimpunitythethirtyorfortydegreesofsurfacecold."

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