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The New Citizen of the United States

           "Yes,mydearfellow!imagineourmeetingsomeoftheinhabitantsupthere!Wouldyouliketogivethemsuchamelancholynotionofwhatgoesondownhere?toteachthemwhatwaris,toinformthemthatweemployourtimechieflyindevouringeachother,insmashingarmsandlegs,andthattooonaglobewhichiscapableofsupportingahundredbillionsofinhabitants,andwhichactuallydoescontainnearlytwohundredmillions?Why,myworthyfriend,weshouldhavetoturnyououtofdoors!"

           "Butstill,ifyouarrivethereinpieces,youwillbeasincompleteasIam."

           "Unquestionably,"repliedMichelArdan;"butweshallnot."

           Infact,apreparatoryexperiment,triedonthe18thofOctober,hadyieldedthebestresultsandcausedthemostwell-groundedhopesofsuccess.Barbicane,desirousofobtainingsomenotionoftheeffectoftheshockatthemomentoftheprojectile’sdeparture,hadprocureda38-inchmortarfromthearsenalofPensacola.HehadthisplacedonthebankofHillisboroughRoads,inorderthattheshellmightfallbackintothesea,andtheshockbetherebydestroyed.Hisobjectwastoascertaintheextentoftheshockofdeparture,andnotthatofthereturn.

           Ahollowprojectilehadbeenpreparedforthiscuriousexperiment.Athickpaddingfasteneduponakindofelasticnetwork,madeofthebeststeel,linedtheinsideofthewalls.Itwasaveritablenestmostcarefullywadded.

           "WhatapityIcan’tfindroominthere,"saidJ.T.Maston,regrettingthathisheightdidnotallowofhistryingtheadventure.

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