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           Thechancesyetinfavorofthecolonistswerediscussed;butfinallyitwasagreedthattherewasnotanhourtobelost,thatthebuildingandfittingofthevesselshouldbepushedforwardwiththeirutmostenergy,andthatthiswasthesolechanceofsafetyfortheinhabitantsofLincolnIsland.

           Allhands,therefore,settoworkonthevessel.Whatcoulditavailtosow,toreap,tohunt,toincreasethestoresofGraniteHouse?Thecontentsofthestorehouseandoutbuildingscontainedmorethansufficienttoprovidetheshipforavoyage,howeverlongmightbeitsduration.Butitwasimperativethattheshipshouldbereadytoreceivethembeforetheinevitablecatastropheshouldarrive.

           Theirlaborswerenowcarriedonwithfeverishardor.Bythe23rdofJanuarythevesselwashalf-deckedover.Uptothistimenochangehadtakenplaceonthesummitofthevolcano.Vaporandsmokemingledwithflamesandincandescentstoneswerethrownupfromthecrater.Butduringthenightofthe23rd,inconsequenceofthelavaattainingthelevelofthefirststratumofthevolcano,thehat-shapedconewhichformedoverthelatterdisappeared.Afrightfulsoundwasheard.Thecolonistsatfirstthoughttheislandwasrentasunder,andrushedoutofGraniteHouse.

           Thisoccurredabouttwoo’clockinthemorning.

           Theskyappearedonfire.Thesuperiorcone,amassofrockathousandfeetinheight,andweighingthousandsofmillionsofpounds,hadbeenthrowndownupontheisland,makingittrembletoitsfoundation.

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