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The Sacred Mountain

           Itwasclearthemountainwastheoutercoveringofabodyofvapor,theproductofsubterraneanfires.

           ThisphenomenonofcourseexcitednosurpriseinthosethathadjusttraveledamongthehotspringsoftheWaikato.TheyknewthatthecentralregionoftheIka-na-Maniisessentiallyvolcanic.Itisasieve,whoseintersticesfurnishapassagefortheearth’svaporsintheshapeofboilinggeysersandsolfataras.

           Paganel,whohadalreadynoticedthis,calledtheattentionofhisfriendstothevolcanicnatureofthemountain.ThepeakofMaunganamuwasonlyoneofthemanyconeswhichbristleonthispartoftheisland.Itwasavolcanoofthefuture.Aslightmechanicalchangewouldproduceacrateroferuptionintheseslopes,whichconsistedmerelyofwhitishsilicioustufa.

           "Thatmaybe,"saidGlenarvan,"butweareinnomoredangerherethanstandingbytheboileroftheDuncan;thissolidcrustislikesheetiron."

           "Iagreewithyou,"addedtheMajor,"buthowevergoodaboilermaybe,itburstsatlastaftertoolongservice."

           "McNabbs,"saidPaganel,"Ihavenofancyforstayingonthecone.WhenProvidencepointsoutaway,Iwillgoatonce."

           "Iwish,"remarkedJohn,"thatMaunganamucouldcarryushimself,withallthemotivepowerthathehasinside.Itistoobadthatmillionsofhorse-powershouldlieunderourfeetunavailableforourneeds.OurDuncanwouldcarryustotheendoftheworldwiththethousandthpartofit."

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