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The compass which we had brought with us attracted especial attention. My father and I commented between ourselves on the fact that the compass still pointed north, although we now knew that we had sailed over the curve or edge of the earth's aperture, and were far along southward on the "inside" surface of the earth's crust, which, according to my father's estimate and my own, is about three hundred miles in thickness from the "inside" to the "outside" surface. THE COMPASS WHICH WE HAD BROUGHT WITH US ATTRACTED ESPECIAL ATTENTION MY FATHER AND I COMMENTED BETWEEN OURSELVES ON THE FACT THAT THE COMPASS STILL POINTED NORTH ALTHOUGH WE NOW KNEW THAT WE HAD SAILED OVER THE CURVE OF THE EDGE OF THE EARTH'S APERTURE AND WERE FAR ALONG SOUTHWARD ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE EARTH'S CRUST WHICH ACCORDING TO MY FATHER'S ESTIMATE AND MY OWN IS ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MILES IN THICKNESS FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE SURFACE
head typified the wonderful growth of all things on the "inside" of the earth. The great redwood trees of California would be considered mere underbrush compared with the giant forest trees extending for miles and miles in all directions. In many directions along the foothills of the mountains vast herds of cattle were seen during the last day of our travel on the river. We heard much of a city called "Eden," but were kept at "Jehu" for an entire year. By the end of that time we had learned to speak fairly well the language of this strange race of people. Our instructors, Jules Galdea and his wife, exhibited a patience that was truly commendable. One day an envoy from the Ruler at "Eden" came to see us, and for two whole days my father and myself were put through a series of surprising questions. They wished to know from whence we came, what sort of people dwelt "without," what God we worshiped, our religious beliefs, the mode of living in our strange land, and a thousand other things.  APPLES LARGER THAN A MAN'S HEAD TYPIFIED THE WONDERFUL GROWTH OF ALL THINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH THE GREAT REDWOOD TREES OF CALIFORNIA WOULD BE CONSIDERED MERE UNDERBRUSH COMPARED WITH THE GIANT FOREST TREES EXTENDING FOR MILES AND MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN MANY DIRECTIONS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS VAST HERDS OF CATTLE WERE SEEN DURING THE LAST DAY OF OUR TRAVEL ON THE RIVER WE HEARD MUCH OF A CITY CALLED EDEN BUT WERE KEPT AT JEHOU FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR BY THE END OF THAT TIME WE HAD LEARNED TO SPEAK FAIRLY WELL THE LANGUAGE OF THIS STRANGE RACE OF PEOPLE OUR INSTRUCTORS JULES GAUDIA AND HIS WIFE EXHIBITED A PATIENCE THAT WAS TRULY COMMENDABLE ONE DAY AN ENVOY FROM THE RULER EDEN CAME TO SEE US AND FOR TWO WHOLE DAYS MY FATHER AND MYSELF WERE PUT THROUGH A SERIES OF SURPRISING QUESTIONS THEY WISHED TO KNOW FROM WHENCE WE CAME WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE DWELT WITHOUT WHAT GOD WE WORSHIPPED OUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS THE MODE OF LIVING IN OUR STRANGE LAND AND A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS
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