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The Great Geyser

           Ilookuptotheatmosphericvapours,andtrytofathomtheirdepths.Theskyiscalmandmotionless.Thecloudshavereachedtheutmostlimitoftheloftyvault,andthereliestillbathedinthebrightglareoftheelectriclight.Itisnottherethatwemustseekforthecauseofthisphenomenon.ThenIexaminethehorizon,whichisunbrokenandclearofallmist.Thereisnochangeinitsaspect.Butifthisnoisearisesfromafall,acataract,ifallthisoceanflowsawayheadlongintoalowerbasinyet,ifthatdeafeningroarisproducedbyamassoffallingwater,thecurrentmustneedsaccelerate,anditsincreasingspeedwillgivemethemeasureoftheperilthatthreatensus.Iconsultthecurrent:thereisnone.Ithrowanemptybottleintothesea:itliesstill.

           AboutfourHansrises,laysholdofthemast,climbstoitstop.Thencehiseyesweepsalargeareaofsea,anditisfixeduponapoint.Hiscountenanceexhibitsnosurprise,buthiseyeisimmovablysteady.

           "Heseessomething,"saysmyuncle.

           "Ibelievehedoes."

           Hanscomesdown,thenstretcheshisarmtothesouth,saying:

           "Derenere!"

           "Downthere?"repeatedmyuncle.

           Then,seizinghisglass,hegazesattentivelyforaminute,whichseemstomeanage.

           "Yes,yes!"hecried."Iseeavastinvertedconerisingfromthesurface."

           "Isitanotherseabeast?"

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