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           Thelittleband,drawnupintherear,watchedhisproceedingsinprofoundsilence.

           Atthismomentthesunpassedthemeridian.Barbicane,afterafewmoments,rapidlywrotedowntheresultofhisobservations,andsaid:

           "Thisspotissituatedeighteenhundredfeetabovethelevelofthesea,in27°7’N.lat.and5°7’W.long.ofthemeridianofWashington.Itappearstomebyitsrockyandbarrencharactertoofferalltheconditionsrequisiteforourexperiment.Onthatplainwillberaisedourmagazines,workshops,furnaces,andworkmen’shuts;andhere,fromthisveryspot,"saidhe,stampinghisfootonthesummitofStonesHill,"henceshallourprojectiletakeitsflightintotheregionsoftheSolarWorld."