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Chapter 5 — The Journey to the Moon
Andourtalkbeingexhaustedforthetime,andtherebeingnothingfurtherforustodo,wegavewaytoacuriousdrowsinessthathadcomeuponus,andspreadingourblanketsonthebottomofthesphereinsuchamannerastoshutoutmostofthemoonlight,wishedeachothergood-night,andalmostimmediatelyfellasleep.
Andso,sleeping,andsometimestalkingandreadingalittle,andattimeseating,althoughwithoutanykeennessofappetite,[1]butforthemostpartinasortofquiescencethatwasneitherwakingnorslumber,wefellthroughaspaceoftimethathadneithernightnordayinit,silently,softly,andswiftlydowntowardsthemoon.
[1]Itisacuriousthing,thatwhilewewereinthespherewefeltnottheslightestdesireforfood,nordidwefeelthewantofitwhenweabstained.Atfirstweforcedourappetites,butafterwardswefastedcompletely.Altogetherwedidnotconsumeone-hundredthpartofthecompressedprovisionswehadbroughtwithus.Theamountofcarbonicacidwebreathedwasalsounnaturallylow,butwhythiswas,Iamquiteunabletoexplain.
