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Forest Scenery Illuminated by Electricity

           "Becalm,Axel,andreasonable.Thisdaggerbelongstothesixteenthcentury;itisaponiard,suchasgentlemencarriedintheirbeltstogivethecoupdegrace.ItsoriginisSpanish.Itwasnevereitheryours,ormine,orthehunter’s,nordiditbelongtoanyofthosehumanbeingswhomayormaynotinhabitthisinnerworld.See,itwasneverjaggedlikethisbycuttingmen’sthroats;itsbladeiscoatedwitharustneitheraday,norayear,norahundredyearsold."

           TheProfessorwasgettingexcitedaccordingtohiswont,andwasallowinghisimaginationtorunawaywithhim.

           "Axel,weareonthewaytowardsthegranddiscovery.Thisbladehasbeenleftonthestrandforfromonetothreehundredyears,andhasblunteditsedgeupontherocksthatfringethissubterraneansea!"

           "Butithasnotcomealone.Ithasnottwisteditselfoutofshape;someonehasbeenherebeforeus!

           "Yesamanhas."

           "Andwhowasthatman?"

           "Amanwhohasengravedhisnamesomewherewiththatdagger.Thatmanwantedoncemoretomarkthewaytothecentreoftheearth.Letuslookabout:lookabout!"

           And,wonderfullyinterested,wepeeredallalongthehighwall,peepingintoeveryfissurewhichmightopenoutintoagallery.

           Andsowearrivedataplacewheretheshorewasmuchnarrowed.Heretheseacametolapthefootofthesteepcliff,leavingapassagenowiderthanacoupleofyards.Betweentwoboldlyprojectingrocksappearedthemouthofadarktunnel.

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