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Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           "Beforeallthings,"myuncleresumed,"Ienjoinyoutopreservethemostinviolablesecrecy:youunderstand?Therearenotafewinthescientificworldwhoenvymysuccess,andmanywouldbereadytoundertakethisenterprise,towhomourreturnshouldbethefirstnewsofit."

           "Doyoureallythinktherearemanypeopleboldenough?"saidI.

           "Certainly;whowouldhesitatetoacquiresuchrenown?Ifthatdocumentweredivulged,awholearmyofgeologistswouldbereadytorushintothefootstepsofArneSaknussemm."

           "Idon’tfeelsoverysureofthat,uncle,"Ireplied;"forwehavenoproofoftheauthenticityofthisdocument."

           "What!notofthebook,insidewhichwehavediscoveredit?"

           "Granted.IadmitthatSaknussemmmayhavewrittentheselines.Butdoesitfollowthathehasreallyaccomplishedsuchajourney?Andmayitnotbethatthisoldparchmentisintendedtomislead?"

           Ialmostregrettedhavingutteredthislastword,whichdroppedfrommeinanunguardedmoment.TheProfessorbenthisshaggybrows,andIfearedIhadseriouslycompromisedmyownsafety.Happilynogreatharmcameofit.Asmileflittedacrossthelipofmyseverecompanion,andheanswered:

           "Thatiswhatweshallsee."

           "Ah!"saidI,ratherputout."Butdoletmeexhaustallthepossibleobjectionsagainstthisdocument."

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