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De Profundis

           "Nowlookatyouraneroid.Whatdoesthatsay?"

           "Itsaysweareunderconsiderablepressure."

           "Verygood;soyouseethatbygoinggraduallydown,andgettingaccustomedtothedensityoftheatmosphere,wedon’tsufferatall."

           "Nothing,exceptalittlepainintheears."

           "That’snothing,andyoumaygetridofeventhatbyquickbreathingwheneveryoufeelthepain."

           "Exactlyso,"Isaid,determinednottosayawordthatmightcrossmyuncle’sprejudices."Thereisevenpositivepleasureinlivinginthisdenseatmosphere.Haveyouobservedhowintensesoundisdownhere?"

           "Nodoubtitis.Adeafmanwouldsoonlearntohearperfectly."

           "Butwon’tthisdensityaugment?"

           "Yes;accordingtoaratherobscurelaw.Itiswellknownthattheweightofbodiesdiminishesasfastaswedescend.Youknowthatitisatthesurfaceoftheglobethatweightismostsensiblyfelt,andthatatthecentrethereisnoweightatall."

           "Iamawareofthat;but,tellme,willnotairatlastacquirethedensityofwater?"

           "Ofcourse,underapressureofsevenhundredandtenatmospheres."

           "Andhow,lowerdownstill?"

           "Lowerdownthedensitywillstillincrease."

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