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           Hehadresolved,therefore,toattempttheexplorationofthewellduringtheabsenceofhiscompanions,andanopportunityfordoingsohadnowpresenteditself.

           Itwaseasytodescendtothebottomofthewellbyemployingtheropeladderwhichhadnotbeenusedsincetheestablishmentofthelift.Theengineerdrewtheladdertothehole,thediameterofwhichmeasurednearlysixfeet,andallowedittounrollitselfafterhavingsecurelyfasteneditsupperextremity.Then,havinglightedalantern,takenarevolver,andplacedacutlassinhisbelt,hebeganthedescent.

           Thesideswereeverywhereentire;butpointsofrockjuttedouthereandthere,andbymeansofthesepointsitwouldhavebeenquitepossibleforanactivecreaturetoclimbtothemouthofthewell.

           Theengineerremarkedthis;butalthoughhecarefullyexaminedthesepointsbythelightofhislantern,hecouldfindnoimpression,nofracturewhichcouldgiveanyreasontosupposethattheyhadeitherrecentlyoratanyformertimebeenusedasastaircase.CyrusHardingdescendeddeeper,throwingthelightofhislanternonallsides.

           Hesawnothingsuspicious.

           Whentheengineerhadreachedthelastroundshecameuponthewater,whichwasthenperfectlycalm.Neitheratitslevelnorinanyotherpartofthewell,didanypassageopen,whichcouldleadtotheinteriorofthecliff.ThewallwhichHardingstruckwiththehiltofhiscutlasssoundedsolid.Itwascompactgranite,throughwhichnolivingbeingcouldforceaway

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