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           Fortunately,thisconeinclinedtothenorth,andhadfallenupontheplainofsandandtufastretchingbetweenthevolcanoandthesea.Theapertureofthecraterbeingthusenlargedprojectedtowardstheskyaglaresointensethatbythesimpleeffectofreflectiontheatmosphereappearedred-hot.Atthesametimeatorrentoflava,burstingfromthenewsummit,pouredoutinlongcascades,likewaterescapingfromavasetoofull,andathousandtonguesoffirecreptoverthesidesofthevolcano.

           "Thecorral!thecorral!"exclaimedAyrton.

           Itwas,infact,towardsthecorralthatthelavawasrushingasthenewcraterfacedtheeast,andconsequentlythefertileportionsoftheisland,thespringsofRedCreekandJacamarWood,weremenacedwithinstantdestruction.

           AtAyrton’scrythecolonistsrushedtotheonagers’stables.Thecartwasatonceharnessed.Allwerepossessedbythesamethoughttohastentothecorralandsetatlibertytheanimalsitenclosed.

           Beforethreeinthemorningtheyarrivedatthecorral.Thecriesoftheterrifiedmusmonsandgoatsindicatedthealarmwhichpossessedthem.Alreadyatorrentofburningmatterandliquefiedmineralsfellfromthesideofthemountainuponthemeadowsasfarasthesideofthepalisade.ThegatewasburstopenbyAyrton,andtheanimals,bewilderedwithterror,fledinalldirections.

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