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Clouds of scoriæ and ashes would whirl round them repeatedly, threatening them with asphyxia, or torrents of lava would bar their passage. CLOUDS OF SCORI AND ASHES WOULD WHIRL ROUND THEM REPEATEDLY THREATENING THEM WITH ASPHYXIA OR TORRENTS OF LAVA WOULD BAR THEIR PASSAGE
 evidently come out of the bowels of the earth. The earth, indeed, may be compared to a vast cauldron of spherical form, in which, under the influence of a central fire, immense quantities of vapours are generated, which would explode the globe but for the safety-valves outside. These safety-valves are volcanoes, when one closes another opens; and at the Poles where the crust of the earth is thinner, owing to its being flattened, it is not surprising that a volcano should be suddenly formed by the upheaving of some part of the ocean-bed. The Doctor, while following Hatteras, was closely following all the peculiarities of the island, and he was further confirmed in his opinion as to its recent formation by the absence of water. Had it existed for centuries, the thermal springs would have flowed from its bosom. As they got higher, the ascent became more and more difficult, for the flanks of the mountain were almost perpendicular, and it required the utmost care to keep them from falling. H COMPOSED THE ISLAND HAD EVIDENTLY COME OUT OF THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH THE EARTH INDEED MAY BE COMPARED TO A VAST CAULDRON OF SPHERICAL FORM IN WHICH UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CENTRAL FIRE IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF VAPORS ARE GENERATED WHICH WOULD EXPLODE THE GLOBE BUT FOR THE SAFETY VALVES OUTSIDE THESE SAFETY VALVES ARE VOLCANOES WHEN ONE CLOSES ANOTHER OPENS AND AT THE POLES WHERE THE CRUST OF THE EARTH IS THINNER OWING TO ITS BEING FLATTENED IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT A VOLCANO SHOULD BE SUDDENLY FORMED BY THE UPHEAVING OF SOME PART OF THE OCEAN BED THE DOCTOR WHILE FOLLOWING HATTERAS IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING ALL THE PECULIARITIES OF THE ISLAND AND HE WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED IN HIS OPINION AS TO THE RECENT FORMATION BY THE ABSENCE OF WATER HAD IT EXISTED FOR CENTURIES THE THERMAL SPRINGS WOULD HAVE FLOWED FROM ITS BOSOM AS THEY GOT HIGHER THE ASCENT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE FLANKS OF THE MOUNTAIN WERE ALMOST PERPENDICULAR AND IT REQUIRED THE UTMOST CARE TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING
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