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The Diving-Bell

           Ineitherofthesecases,onlyanarrowspacewouldremaininsidethecone,wheretheair,notrenewed,wouldbestillmorecompressed.

           Butmightnottheant-hillbetornfromthegroundandoverthrownbytheinundation,totheextremedangerofthosewithinit?No,nomorethanabeaver’shut,sofirmlydiditadherebyitsbase.

           Then,theeventmosttobefearedwasthepersistenceofthestorm,and,consequently,theincreaseoftheinundation.Thirtyfeetofwaterontheplainwouldcovertheconewitheighteenfeetofwater,andbearontheairwithinwiththepressureofanatmosphere.

           Now,afterreflectingwelluponit,DickSandwasledtofearthatthisinundationmightincreaseconsiderably.

           Infact,itcouldnotbeduesolelytothatdelugepouredoutbytheclouds.Itseemedmoreprobablethataneighboringwatercourse,swelledbythestorm,hadburstitsbanks,andwasspreadingoverthisplainlyingbelowit.Whatproofhadtheythattheant-hillwasnotthenentirelysubmerged,andthatitwasfulltimetoleaveitbythetoppart,whichwouldnotbedifficulttodemolish?

           DickSand,nowextremelyanxious,askedhimselfwhatheoughttodo.Musthewaitorsuddenlyannouncetheprobableresultofthesituation,afterascertainingtheconditionofthings?

           Itwasthenthreeo’clockinthemorning.All,motionless,silent,listened.Thenoisefromoutsidecameveryfeeblythroughtheobstructedorifice.Allthetimeadullsound,strongandcontinued,wellindicatedthatthecontestoftheelementshadnotceased.

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