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The Wonders of Terrestrial Depths

           Theonlydifficultyinproceedinglayinnotslidingtoofastdownaninclineofaboutforty-fivedegrees;happilycertainasperitiesandafewblisteringshereandthereformedsteps,andwedescended,lettingourbaggageslipbeforeusfromtheendofalongrope.

           Butthatwhichformedstepsunderourfeetbecamestalactitesoverhead.Thelava,whichwasporousinmanyplaces,hadformedasurfacecoveredwithsmallroundedblisters;crystalsofopaquequartz,setwithlimpidtearsofglass,andhanginglikeclusteredchandeliersfromthevaultedroof,seemedasitweretokindleandformasuddenilluminationaswepassedonourway.Itseemedasifthegeniiofthedepthswerelightinguptheirpalacetoreceivetheirterrestrialguests.

           "Itismagnificent!"Icriedspontaneously."Myuncle,whatasight!Don’tyouadmirethoseblendinghuesoflava,passingfromreddishbrowntobrightyellowbyimperceptibleshades?Andthesecrystalsarejustlikeglobesoflight."

           "Ali,youthinkso,doyou,Axel,myboy?Well,youwillseegreatersplendoursthanthese,Ihope.Nowletusmarch:march!"

           Hehadbetterhavesaidslide,forwedidnothingbutdropdownthesteepinclines.ItwasthefacifsdescensusAverniofVirgil.Thecompass,whichIconsultedfrequently,gaveourdirectionassoutheastwithinflexiblesteadiness.Thislavastreamdeviatedneithertotherightnortotheleft.

           Yettherewasnosensibleincreaseoftemperature.ThisjustifiedDavy’stheory,andmorethanonceIconsultedthethermometerwithsurprise.Twohoursafterourdepartureitonlymarked10°(50°Fahr.),anincreaseofonly4°.Thisgavereasonforbelievingthatourdescentwasmorehorizontalthanvertical.

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