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Chapter 11. The Nautilus

           Totallengththirtyfiveyards,oronehundredandfivefeet.Thepartitionshaddoorsthatwereshuthermeticallybymeansofindia-rubberinstruments,andtheyensuredthesafetyoftheNautilusincaseofaleak.

           IfollowedCaptainNemothroughthewaist,andarrivedatthecentreoftheboat.Therewasasortofwellthatopenedbetweentwopartitions.Anironladder,fastenedwithanironhooktothepartition,ledtotheupperend.IaskedtheCaptainwhattheladderwasusedfor.

           "Itleadstothesmallboat,"hesaid.

           "What!haveyouaboat?"Iexclaimed,insurprise.

           "Ofcourse;anexcellentvessel,lightandinsubmersible,thatserveseitherasafishingorasapleasureboat."

           "Butthen,whenyouwishtoembark,youareobligedtocometothesurfaceofthewater?"

           "Notatall.ThisboatisattachedtotheupperpartofthehulloftheNautilus,andoccupiesacavitymadeforit.Itisdecked,quitewater-tight,andheldtogetherbysolidbolts.Thisladderleadstoaman-holemadeinthehulloftheNautilus,thatcorrespondswithasimilarholemadeinthesideoftheboat.BythisdoubleopeningIgetintothesmallvessel.TheyshuttheonebelongingtotheNautilus;Ishuttheotherbymeansofscrewpressure.Iundothebolts,andthelittleboatgoesuptothesurfaceoftheseawithprodigiousrapidity.Ithenopenthepanelofthebridge,carefullyshuttillthen;Imastit,hoistmysail,takemyoars,andI’moff."

           "Buthowdoyougetbackonboard?"

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