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           Youdo.Well;ascendtheinnumerablefiordsthatindentthosesea-beatenshores,andstopatthesixty-fifthdegreeoflatitude.Whatdoyouseethere?"

           "Iseeapeninsulalookinglikeathighbonewiththekneeboneattheendofit."

           "Averyfaircomparison,mylad.Nowdoyouseeanythinguponthatkneebone?"

           "Yes;amountainrisingoutofthesea."

           "Right.ThatisSnæfell."

           "ThatSnæfell?"

           "Itis.Itisamountainfivethousandfeethigh,oneofthemostremarkableintheworld,ifitscraterleadsdowntothecentreoftheearth."

           "Butthatisimpossible,"Isaidshruggingmyshoulders,anddisgustedatsucharidiculoussupposition.

           "Impossible?"saidtheProfessorseverely;"andwhy,pray?"

           "Becausethiscraterisevidentlyfilledwithlavaandburningrocks,andtherefore"

           "Butsupposeitisanextinctvolcano?"

           "Extinct?"

           "Yes;thenumberofactivevolcanoesonthesurfaceoftheglobeisatthepresenttimeonlyaboutthreehundred.Butthereisaverymuchlargernumberofextinctones.

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