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Chapter 15 — The Giddy Bridge
“Weshan’tseemuchifthelightisn’tbetter,”Iremarked.
“Thisisonlytheoutercrust.Downbelow—Onthisscale—Therewillbeeverything.Doyounoticehowdifferenttheyseemonefromanother?Thestoryweshalltakeback!”
“Someraresortofanimal,”Isaid,“mightcomforthimselfinthatwaywhiletheywerebringinghimtotheZoo....Itdoesn’tfollowthatwearegoingtobeshownallthesethings.”
“Whentheyfindwehavereasonableminds,”saidCavor,“theywillwanttolearnabouttheearth.Eveniftheyhavenogenerousemotions,theywillteachinordertolearn....Andthethingstheymustknow!Theunanticipatedthings!”
Hewentontospeculateonthepossibilityoftheirknowingthingshehadneverhopedtolearnonearth,speculatinginthatway,witharawwoundfromthatgoadalreadyinhisskin!MuchthathesaidIforget,formyattentionwasdrawntothefactthatthetunnelalongwhichwehadbeenmarchingwasopeningoutwiderandwider.Weseemed,fromthefeelingoftheair,tobegoingoutintoahugespace.Buthowbigthespacemightreallybewecouldnottell,becauseitwasunlit.Ourlittlestreamoflightraninadwindlingthreadandvanishedfarahead.Presentlytherockywallshadvanishedaltogetheroneitherhand.Therewasnothingtobeseenbutthepathinfrontofusandthetricklinghurryingrivuletofbluephosphorescence.
