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Chapter 18. The Devilfish

           ButjustasCaptainNemoandhislieutenantthrewthemselvesonit,theanimalejectedastreamofblackliquid.Wewereblindedwithit.Whentheclouddispersed,thecuttlefishhaddisappeared,andmyunfortunatecountrymanwithit.TenortwelvepoulpsnowinvadedtheplatformandsidesoftheNautilus.Werolledpell-mellintothemidstofthisnestofserpents,thatwriggledontheplatforminthewavesofbloodandink.Itseemedasthoughtheseslimytentaclesspranguplikethehydra’sheads.NedLand’sharpoon,ateachstroke,wasplungedintothestaringeyesofthecuttlefish.Butmyboldcompanionwassuddenlyoverturnedbythetentaclesofamonsterhehadnotbeenabletoavoid.

           Ah!howmyheartbeatwithemotionandhorror!TheformidablebeakofacuttlefishwasopenoverNedLand.Theunhappymanwouldbecutintwo.Irushedtohissuccour.ButCaptainNemowasbeforeme;hisaxedisappearedbetweenthetwoenormousjaws,and,miraculouslysaved,theCanadian,rising,plungedhisharpoondeepintothetripleheartofthepoulp.

           "Iowedmyselfthisrevenge!"saidtheCaptaintotheCanadian.

           Nedbowedwithoutreplying.Thecombathadlastedaquarterofanhour.Themonsters,vanquishedandmutilated,leftusatlast,anddisappearedunderthewaves.CaptainNemo,coveredwithblood,nearlyexhausted,gazedupontheseathathadswalloweduponeofhiscompanions,andgreattearsgatheredinhiseyes.

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