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President Barbicane’s Communication

           "Forsomemonthspast,mybravecolleagues,"continuedBarbicane,"Ihavebeenaskingmyselfwhether,whileconfiningourselvestoourownparticularobjects,wecouldnotenteruponsomegrandexperimentworthyofthenineteenthcentury;andwhethertheprogressofartillerysciencewouldnotenableustocarryitouttoasuccessfulissue.Ihavebeenconsidering,working,calculating;andtheresultofmystudiesistheconvictionthatwearesafetosucceedinanenterprisewhichtoanyothercountrywouldappearwhollyimpracticable.Thisproject,theresultoflongelaboration,istheobjectofmypresentcommunication.Itisworthyofyourselves,worthyoftheantecedentsoftheGunClub;anditcannotfailtomakesomenoiseintheworld."

           Athrillofexcitementranthroughthemeeting.

           Barbicane,havingbyarapidmovementfirmlyfixedhishatuponhishead,calmlycontinuedhisharangue:

           "Thereisnooneamongyou,mybravecolleagues,whohasnotseentheMoon,or,atleast,heardspeakofit.Don’tbesurprisedifIamabouttodiscoursetoyouregardingtheQueenoftheNight.ItisperhapsreservedforustobecometheColumbusesofthisunknownworld.Onlyenterintomyplans,andsecondmewithallyourpower,andIwillleadyoutoitsconquest,anditsnameshallbeaddedtothoseofthethirty-sixstateswhichcomposethisGreatUnion."

           "ThreecheersfortheMoon!"roaredtheGunClub,withonevoice.

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