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An Electric Storm

           WhatIwantistogettheleastglimpseofrockorshore,evenifourraftshouldbesmashedintoshivers!"

           Thewordswerehardlyoutofhismouthwhenasuddenchangetookplaceinthesouthernsky.Thepiled-upvapourscondenseintowater;andtheair,putintoviolentactiontosupplythevacuumleftbythecondensationofthemists,rousesitselfintoawhirlwind.Itrushesonfromthefarthestrecessesofthevastcavern.Thedarknessdeepens;scarcelycanIjotdownafewhurriednotes.Thehelmmakesabound.Myunclefallsfulllength;Icreepclosetohim.Hehaslaidafirmholduponarope,andappearstowatchwithgrimsatisfactionthisawfuldisplayofelementalstrife.

           Hansstirsnot.Hislonghairblownbythepeltingstorm,andlaidflatacrosshisimmovablecountenance,makeshimastrangefigure;fortheendofeachlockoflooseflowinghairistippedwithlittleluminousradiations.Thisfrightfulmaskofelectricsparkssuggeststome,eveninthisdizzyexcitement,acomparisonwithpreadamiteman,thecontemporaryoftheichthyosaurusandthemegatherium.

           Themastyetholdsfirm.Thesailstretchestightlikeabubblereadytoburst.TheraftfliesataratethatIcannotreckon,butnotsofastasthefoamingcloudsofspraywhichitdashesfromsidetosideinitsheadlongspeed.

           "Thesail!thesail!"Icry,motioningtolowerit.

           "No!"repliesmyuncle.

           "Nej!"repeatsHans,leisurelyshakinghishead.

           Butnowtherainformsarushingcataractinfrontofthathorizontowardwhichwearerunningwithsuchmaddeningspeed.

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