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Headlong Speed Upward Through the Horrors of Darkness

           "Well,ifthereisachanceofsafety,ifamomentforactiveexertionpresentsitself,whereshouldwefindtherequiredstrengthifweallowedourselvestobeenfeebledbyhunger?"

           "Well,uncle,whenthisbitofmeathasbeendevouredwhatshallwehaveleft?"

           "Nothing,Axel,nothingatall.Butwillitdoyouanymoregoodtodevouritwithyoureyesthanwithyourteeth?Yourreasoninghasinitneithersensenorenergy."

           "Thendon’tyoudespair?"Icriedirritably.

           "No,certainlynot,"wastheProfessor’sfirmreply.

           "What!doyouthinkthereisanychanceofsafetyleft?"

           "Yes,Ido;aslongastheheartbeats,aslongasbodyandsoulkeeptogether,Icannotadmitthatanycreatureendowedwithawillhasneedtodespairoflife."

           Resolutewordsthese!Themanwhocouldspeakso,undersuchcircumstances,wasofnoordinarytype.

           "Finally,whatdoyoumeantodo?"Iasked.

           "Eatwhatislefttothelastcrumb,andrecruitourfadingstrength.Thismealwillbeourlast,perhaps:soletitbe!Butatanyrateweshalloncemorebemen,andnotexhausted,emptybags."

           "Well,letusconsumeitthen,"Icried.

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