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Forest Scenery Illuminated by Electricity

           Butthataman,alivingman,andthereforewholegenerationsdoubtlessbesides,shouldbeburiedthereinthebowelsoftheearth,isimpossible.

           However,wehadleftbehindustheluminousforest,dumbwithastonishment,overwhelmedandstruckdownwithaterrorwhichamountedtostupefaction.Wekeptrunningonforfearthehorriblemonstermightbeonourtrack.Itwasaflight,afall,likethatfearfulpullinganddraggingwhichispeculiartonightmare.InstinctivelywegotbacktotheLiedenbrocksea,andIcannotsayintowhatvagariesmymindwouldnothavecarriedmebutforacircumstancewhichbroughtmebacktopracticalmatters.

           AlthoughIwascertainthatwewerenowtreadinguponasoilnothithertotouchedbyourfeet,IoftenperceivedgroupsofrockswhichremindedmeofthoseaboutPortGräuben.Besides,thisseemedtoconfirmtheindicationsoftheneedle,andtoshowthatwehadagainstourwillreturnedtothenorthoftheLiedenbrocksea.Occasionallywefeltquiteconvinced.Brooksandwaterfallsweretumblingeverywherefromtheprojectionsintherocks.IthoughtIrecognisedthebedofsurturbrand,ourfaithfulHansbach,andthegrottoinwhichIhadrecoveredlifeandconsciousness.Thenafewpacesfartheron,thearrangementofthecliffs,theappearanceofanunrecognisedstream,orthestrangeoutlineofarock,carnetothrowmeagainintodoubt.

           Icommunicatedmydoubtstomyuncle.Likemyself,hehesitated;hecouldrecognisenothingagainamidstthismonotonousscene.

           "Evidently,"saidI,"wehavenotlandedagainatouroriginalstartingpoint,butthestormhascarriedusalittlehigher,andifwefollowtheshoreweshallfindPortGräuben."

           "Ifthatisthecaseitwillbeuselesstocontinueourexploration,andwehadbetterreturntoourraft.But,Axel,areyounotmistaken?"

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