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Then, as I did so, I heard a loud and terrible voice, personified in the crashing of the waves and the moaning of the wind, and it said in a monotonous and unending refrain, "Enter." THEN AS I DID SO I HEARD A LOUD AND TERRIBLE VOICE PERSONIFIED IN THE CRASHING OF THE WAVES AND THE MOANING OF THE WIND AND IT SAID IN A MONOTONOUS AND UNENDING REFRAIN ENTER
d on. Once below 200 feet, the clouds gave way and I saw an island. I aimed for it and slowed more, preparing to land on it. I did, though just barely, for it was extremely small, being one of those inconsistent volcanic islands. Getting out of the plane, I was greeted by a strong blast of wind that was dripping water from its cold grip, and I was instantly chilled to the bone. There was nothing on the island at all, except for the hole in its center, from which, no doubt, came the lava that had formed it. It was on a slightly elevated hill, and looked as if it had not erupted for many thousands of years. With nothing to do at that moment except to get an idea of the island that I had landed on, I walked over to it and knelt down beside it, peering blankly into its depths. It seemed to be absolutely devoid of light, and, as often happens, its darkness was mysterious to me, for I wondered what lay hidden in it, and my curiosity got the better of my common sense. I leaned slowly forward.  AN ISLAND TO LAND ON ONCE BELOW TWO HUNDRED FEET THE CLOUDS GAVE WAY AND I SAW AN ISLAND I AIMED FOR IT AND SLOWED MORE PREPARING TO LAND ON IT I DID THOUGH JUST BARELY FOR IT WAS EXTREMELY SMALL BEING ONE OF THOSE INCONSISTENT VOLCANIC ISLANDS GETTING OUT OF THE PLAIN I WAS GREETED BY A STRONG BLAST OF WIND THAT WAS DRIPPING WATER FROM ITS COLD GRIP AND I WAS INSTANTLY CHILLED TO THE BONE THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ISLAND AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE HOLE IN ITS CENTRE FROM WHICH NO DOUBT CAME THE LAVA THAT HAD FORMED IT IT WAS ON A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED HILL AND LOOKED AS IF IT HAD NOT ERUPTED FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS WITH NOTHING TO DO AT ALL THAT MOMENT EXCEPT TO GET AN IDEA OF THE ISLAND THAT I HAD LANDED ON I WALKED OVER TO IT AND KNELT DOWN BESIDE IT PEERING BLANKLY INTO ITS DEPTHS IT SEEMED TO BE ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF LIGHT AND AS OFTEN HAPPENS ITS DARKNESS WAS MYSTERIOUS TO ME FOR I WONDERED WHAT LAY HIDDEN IN IT AND MY CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF MY COMMON SENSE I LEANED SLOWLY FORWARD
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