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"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." 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 TOO LIGHT
e in about twenty-six thousand years. This comes from the precession of the equinoxes." A long and learned talk was started on this subject between Altamont and the Doctor, simplified, however, as much as possible for the benefit of Bell and Johnson. Hatteras took no part in it, and even when they went on to speculate about the earth's centre, and discussed several of the theories that had been advanced respecting it, he seemed not to hear; it was evident his thoughts were far away. Among other opinions put forth was one in our own days, which greatly excited Altamont's surprise. It was held that there was 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. F ITS OWN AND COMPLETES A CIRCLE IN ABOUT TWENTY SIX THOUSAND YEARS THIS COMES FROM THE PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES A LONG AND LEARNED TALK WAS STARTED ON THIS SUBJECT BETWEEN ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR SIMPLIFIED HOWEVER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BELL AND JOHNSON HATTERAS TOOK NO PART IN IT AND EVEN WHEN THEY WENT ON TO SPECULATE ABOUT THE EARTH'S CENTRE AND DISCUSSED SEVERAL OF THE THEORIES THAT HAD BEEN ADVANCED RESPECTING IT HE SEEMED NOT TO HEAR IT WAS EVIDENT HIS THOUGHTS WERE FAR AWAY AMONG OTHER OPINIONS PUT FORTH WAS ONE IN OUR OWN DAYS WHICH GREATLY EXCITED ALTAMONT'S SURPRISE IT WAS HELD THAT THERE WAS 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 SINUS A COUNTRYMAN OF OUR OWN ACTUALLY PROPOSED THAT SIR HUMPHRY DAVY HUMBOLDT AND ARAGO SHOULD UNDERTAKE AN EXPEDITION THROUGH IT BUT THEY REFUSED AND QUITE RIGHT TOO SAID ALTAMONT
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