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Chapter 22. The Last Words of Captain Nemo

           "Letusgo!letusgo!"Iexclaimed.

           "Directly!"repliedtheCanadian.

           TheorificeintheplatesoftheNautiluswasfirstclosed,andfasteneddownbymeansofafalsekey,withwhichNedLandhadprovidedhimself;theopeningintheboatwasalsoclosed.TheCanadianbegantoloosentheboltswhichstillheldustothesubmarineboat.

           Suddenlyanoisewasheard.Voiceswereansweringeachotherloudly.Whatwasthematter?Hadtheydiscoveredourflight?IfeltNedLandslippingadaggerintomyhand.

           "Yes,"Imurmured,"weknowhowtodie!"

           TheCanadianhadstoppedinhiswork.Butonewordmanytimesrepeated,adreadfulword,revealedthecauseoftheagitationspreadingonboardtheNautilus.Itwasnotwethecrewwerelookingafter!

           "Themaelstrom!themaelstrom!"Couldamoredreadfulwordinamoredreadfulsituationhavesoundedinourears!WewerethenuponthedangerouscoastofNorway.WastheNautilusbeingdrawnintothisgulfatthemomentourboatwasgoingtoleaveitssides?Weknewthatatthetidethepent-upwatersbetweentheislandsofFerroeandLoffodenrushwithirresistibleviolence,formingawhirlpoolfromwhichnovesseleverescapes.Fromeverypointofthehorizonenormouswavesweremeeting,formingagulfjustlycalledthe"NaveloftheOcean,"whosepowerofattractionextendstoadistanceoftwelvemiles.There,notonlyvessels,butwhalesaresacrificed,aswellaswhitebearsfromthenorthernregions.

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