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Preparations for Blasting a Passage to the Centre of the Earth

           "Well,uncle,wearegoingtoresumethenorthernroute,andtopassunderthenorthcountriesofEuropeunderSweden,Russia,Siberia:whoknowswhere?insteadofburrowingunderthedesertsofAfrica,orperhapsthewavesoftheAtlantic;andthatisallIwanttoknow."

           "Yes,Axel,youareright.Itisallforthebest,sincewehaveleftthatweary,horizontalsea,whichledusnowhere.Nowweshallgodown,down,down!Doyouknowthatitisnowonly1,500leagues.tothecentreoftheglobe?"

           "Isthatall?"Icried."Why,that’snothing.Letusstart:march!"

           Allthiscrazytalkwasgoingonstillwhenwemetthehunter.Everythingwasmadereadyforourinstantdeparture.Everybitofcordagewasputonboard.Wetookourplaces,andwithoursailset,HanssteeredusalongthecoasttoCapeSaknussemm.

           Thewindwasunfavourabletoaspeciesoflaunchnotcalculatedforshallowwater.Inmanyplaceswewereobligedtopushourselvesalongwithiron-pointedsticks.Oftenthesunkenrocksjustbeneaththesurfaceobligedustodeviatefromourstraightcourse.Atlast,afterthreehours’sailing,aboutsixintheeveningwereachedaplacesuitableforourlanding.Ijumpedashore,followedbymyuncleandtheIcelander.Thisshortpassagehadnotservedtocoolmyardour.Onthecontrary,Ievenproposedtoburn‘ourship,’topreventthepossibilityofreturn;butmyunclewouldnotconsenttothat.Ithoughthimsingularlylukewarm.

           "Atleast,"Isaid,"don’tletusloseaminute."

           "Yes,yes,lad,"hereplied;"butfirstletusexaminethisnewgallery,toseeifweshallrequireourladders."

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