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Strange symptoms were manifest in the air; the fog suddenly rent like a curtain torn by the wind; and for an instant, like a flash of lightning, an immense column of flame was seen on the horizon. "The volcano! the volcano!" was the simultaneous exclamation. But the words had hardly passed their lips before the fantastic vision had vanished. The wind suddenly changed to south east, and drove the ship back again from the land. "Confound it!" STRANGE SYMPTOMS WERE MANIFEST IN THE AIR THE FOG SUDDENLY RENT LIKE A CURTAIN TORN BY THE WIND AND FOR AN INSTANT LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING AN IMMENSE COLUMN OF FLAME WAS SEEN ON THE HORIZON THE VOLCANO THE VOLCANO WAS THE SIMULTANEOUS EXCLAMATION BUT THE WORDS HAD HARDLY PASSED THEIR LIPS BEFORE THE FANTASTIC VISION HAD VANISHED THE WIND SUDDENLY CHANGED THROUGH SOUTH EAST AND DROVE THE SHIP BACK AGAIN FROM THE LAND CONFOUND IT
 cosmical phenomenon," replied the Doctor, "seldom met hitherto. If we go on, we shall soon get out of our luminous sphere and be back in the darkness and tempest again." "Well, let's go on, come what may," said Hatteras. The Doctor was right. Gradually the fog began to lose its light, and then its transparency, and the howling wind was heard not far off. A few minutes more, and the little vessel was caught in a violent squall, and swept back into the cyclone. But the hurricane had fortunately turned a point towards the south, and left the vessel free to run before the wind straight towards the Pole. There was imminent danger of her sinking, for she sped along at frenzied speed, and any sudden collision with rock or iceberg must have inevitably dashed her to pieces. But not a man on board counselled prudence. They were intoxicated with the danger, and no speed could be quick enough to satisfy their longing impatience to reach the unknown. At last they began evidently to near the coast. THEN ASKED THE CAPTAIN IT IS A COSMICAL PHENOMENON REPLIED THE DOCTOR SELDOM MET HITHERTO IF WE GO ON WE SHALL SOON GET OUT OF OUR LUMINOUS SPHERE AND BE BACK IN THE DARKNESS AND TEMPEST AGAIN WELL LET'S GO ON COME WHAT MAY SAID HATTERAS THE DOCTOR WAS RIGHT GRADUALLY THE FOG BEGAN TO LOSE ITS LIGHT AND THEN ITS TRANSPARENCY AND THE HOWLING WIND WAS HEARD NOT FAR OFF A FEW MINUTES MORE AND THE LITTLE VESSEL WAS CAUGHT IN A VIOLENT SQUALL AND SWEPT BACK INTO THE CYCLONE BUT THE HURRICANE HAD FORTUNATELY TURNED A POINT TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND LEFT THE VESSEL FREE TO RUN BEFORE THE WIND STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE POLE THERE WAS IMMINENT DANGER OF HER SINKING FOR SHE SPED ALONG AT FRENZIED SPEED AND ANY SUDDEN COLLISION WITH ROCK OR ICEBERG MUST HAVE INEVITABLY DASHED HER TO PIECES BUT NOT A MAN ON BOARD COUNSELLED PRUDENCE THEY WERE INTOXICATED WITH THE DANGER AND NO SPEED COULD BE QUICK ENOUGH TO SATISFY THEIR LONGING IMPATIENCE TO REACH THE UNKNOWN AT LAST THEY BEGAN EVIDENTLY TO NEAR THE COAST
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