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The Diving-Bell

           But,justashewasyieldingtoit,thethoughtcametohimthat,bythesettlingoftheclay,washedin,thelowerorificewaslikelytobeobstructed.Allpassagefortheouterairwouldbeclosed.Within,therespirationoftenpersonswouldsoonvitiatetheairbyloadingitwithcarbonicacid.

           DickSandthenslippedtotheground,whichhadbeenraisedbytheclayfromthefirstfloorofcells.

           Thatcushionwasstillperfectlydry,andtheorificeentirelyfree.Theairpenetratedfreelytotheinteriorofthecone,andwithitsomeflashesoflightning,andtheloudnoisesofthatstorm,thatadiluvianraincouldnotextinguish.

           DickSandsawthatallwaswell.Noimmediatedangerseemedtomenacethesehumantermites,substitutedforthecolonyofnewroptera.Theyoungnovicethenthoughtofrefreshinghimselfbyafewhours’sleep,ashealreadyfeltitsinfluence.OnlywithsupremeprecautionDickSandlayonthatbedofclay,atthebottomofthecone,nearthenarrowedifice.

           Bythismeans,ifanyaccidenthappenedoutside,hewouldbethefirsttoremarkit.Therisingdaywouldalsoawakenhim,andhewouldbereadytobegintheexplorationoftheplain.

           DickSandlaydownthen,hisheadagainstthewall,hisgununderhishand,andalmostimmediatelyhewasasleep.

           Howlongthisdrowsinesslastedhecouldnottell,whenhewasawakenedbyalivelysensationofcoolness.

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