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Shot Out of a Volcano at Last!

           Irose,andtriedtolookaroundme.Perhapstheraftitself,stoppedinitscoursebyaprojection,wasstayingthevolcanictorrent.Ifthiswerethecaseweshouldhavetoreleaseitassoonaspossible.

           Butitwasnotso.Theblastofashes,scorix,andrubbishhadceasedtorise.

           "Hastheeruptionstopped?"Icried.

           "Ah!"saidmyunclebetweenhisclenchedteeth,"youareafraid.Butdon’talarmyourselfthislullcannotlastlong.Ithaslastednowfiveminutes,andinashorttimeweshallresumeourjourneytothemouthofthecrater."

           Ashespoke,theProfessorcontinuedtoconsulthischronometer,andhewasagainrightinhisprognostications.Theraftwassoonhurriedanddrivenforwardwitharapidbutirregularmovement,whichlastedabouttenminutes,andthenstoppedagain.

           "Verygood,"saidmyuncle;"intenminutesmoreweshallbeoffagain,forourpresentbusinesslieswithanintermittentvolcano.Itgivesustimenowandthentotakebreath."

           Thiswasperfectlytrue.Whenthetenminuteswereoverwestartedoffagainwithrenewedandincreasedspeed.Wewereobligedtolayfastholdoftheplanksoftheraft,nottobethrownoff.Thenagaintheparoxysmwasover.

           Ihavesincereflecteduponthissingularphenomenonwithoutbeingabletoexplainit.Atanyrateitwasclearthatwewerenotinthemainshaftofthevolcano,butinalateralgallerywheretherewerefeltrecurrenttunesofreaction.

           HowoftenthisoperationwasrepeatedIcannotsay.AllIknowis,thatateachfreshimpulsewewerehurledforwardwithagreatlyincreasedforce,andweseemedasifweweremereprojectiles.

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