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           Theycarefullyexaminedthehighlava-cliffsofSharkGulffromthebasetothecrest,althoughitwasextremelydifficulttoreacheventhelevelofthegulf.Noone!nothing!

           Indeed,inthesethreewordswassummedupsomuchfatigueuselesslyexpended,somuchenergyproducingnoresults,thatsomewhatofangermingledwiththediscomfitureofCyrusHardingandhiscompanions.

           Itwasnowtimetothinkofreturning,fortheseresearchescouldnotbeprolongedindefinitely.Thecolonistswerecertainlyrightinbelievingthatthemysteriousbeingdidnotresideonthesurfaceoftheisland,andthewildestfancieshauntedtheirexcitedimaginations.PencroftandNeb,particularly,werenotcontentedwiththemystery,butallowedtheirimaginationstowanderintothedomainofthesupernatural.

           Onthe25thofFebruarythecolonistsre-enteredGraniteHouse,andbymeansofthedoublecord,carriedbyanarrowtothethresholdofthedoor,theyre-establishedcommunicationbetweentheirhabitationandtheground.

           Amonthlatertheycommemorated,onthe25thofMarch,thethirdanniversaryoftheirarrivalonLincolnIsland.

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