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Vertical Descent

           Stillwekeptdescending.Itseemedtomethatthefallingstonesweremeetingwithanearlierresistance,andthattheconcussiongaveamoreabruptanddeadenedsound.

           AsIhadtakencaretokeepanexactaccountofourmanœuvreswiththerope,whichIknewthatwehadrepeatedfourteentimes,eachdescentoccupyinghalfanhour,theconclusionwaseasythatwehadbeensevenhours,plusfourteenquartersofrest,makingtenhoursandahalf.Wehadstartedatone,itmustthereforenowbeeleveno’clock;andthedepthtowhichwehaddescendedwasfourteentimes200feet,or2,800feet.

           AtthismomentIheardthevoiceofHans.

           "Halt!"hecried.

           IstoppedshortjustasIwasgoingtoplacemyfeetuponmyuncle’shead.

           "Wearethere,"hecried.

           "Where?"saidI,steppingneartohim.

           "Atthebottomoftheperpendicularchimney,"heanswered.

           "Istherenowayfarther?"

           "Yes;thereisasortofpassagewhichinclinestotheright.Wewillseeaboutthatto-morrow.Letushaveoursupper,andgotosleep."

           Thedarknesswasnotyetcomplete.Theprovisioncasewasopened;werefreshedourselves,andwenttosleepaswellaswecoulduponabedofstonesandlavafragments.

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