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But no, he grew more and more excited, and it was not the thought of returning that so affected him. Was he bent on going farther still? BUT NO HE GREW MORE AND MORE EXCITED AND IT WAS NOT THE THOUGHT OF RETURNING THAT SO AFFECTED HIM WAS HE BENT ON GOING FURTHER STILL
 an immense opening at the poles which led into the heart of the earth, and that it was out of the opening that the light of the Aurora Borealis streamed. This was gravely stated, and Captain Synness, a countryman of our own, actually proposed that Sir Humphrey Davy, Humboldt, and Arago should undertake an expedition through it, but they refused." "And quite right too," said Altamont. "So say I; but you see, my friends, what absurdities imagination has conjured up about these regions, and how, sooner or later, the simple reality comes to light." CHAPTER XXIV. MOUNT HATTERAS. After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep. All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others? Was not the purpose of his life attained now? Had he not realized his most daring project? Why could he not rest? Indeed, might not one have supposed that, after the strain his nervous system had undergone, he would long for rest?  CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIEBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIEBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JACK ZOWSKI TALUSON MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR MOUNT HATTERAS AFTER THIS CONVERSATION THEY ALL MADE THEMSELVES AS COMFORTABLE AS THEY COULD AND LAY DOWN TO SLEEP ALL EXCEPT HATTERAS AND WHY COULD THIS EXTRAORDINARY MAN NOT SLEEP LIKE THE OTHERS WAS NOT THE PURPOSE OF HIS LIFE ATTAINED NOW HAD HE NOT REALIZED HIS MOST DARING PROJECT WHY COULD HE NOT REST INDEED MIGHT NOT ONE HAVE SUPPOSED THAT AFTER THE STRAIN HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM HAD UNDERGONE HE WOULD LONG FOR REST
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