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"No, seal oil would not give nearly sufficient light. It would scarcely be visible through the fog." "Are you going to try to make gas out of our coal then?" "No, not that either, for gas would not be strong enough; and, worse still, it would waste our combustibles." NO SEAL OIL WOULD NOT GIVE NEARLY SUFFICIENT LIGHT IT WOULD SCARCELY BE VISIBLE THROUGH THE FOG ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO MAKE GAS OUT OF OUR COAL THEN NO NOT THAT EITHER FOR GAS WOULD NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH AND WORSE STILL IT WOULD WASTE OUR COMBUSTIBLES
uncated cone. From this elevation there was an extensive view over a vast tract of country, which was all disordered and convulsed as if it had undergone some volcanic commotion. Sea and land, as far as it was possible to distinguish one from the other, were covered with a sheet of ice. A new project struck the Doctor's mind, which was soon matured and ripe for execution. He lost no time in going back to the snow house, and consulting over it with his companions. "I have got an idea," he said; "I think of constructing a lighthouse on the top of that cone above our heads." "A lighthouse!" they all exclaimed. "Yes, a lighthouse. It would be a double advantage. It would be a beacon to guide us in distant excursions, and also serve to illumine our plateau in the long dreary winter months." "There is no doubt," replied Altamont, "of its utility; but how would you contrive to make it?" "With one of the lanterns out of the Porpoise." "All right; but how will you feed your lamp? With seal oil? E FOUND TERMINATED ABRUPTLY IN A SORT OF TRUNCATED CONE FROM THIS ELEVATION THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE VIEW OVER A VAST TRACT OF COUNTRY WHICH WAS ALL DISORDERED AND CONVULSED AS IF IT HAD UNDERGONE SOME VOLCANIC COMMOTION SEA AND LAND AS FAR AS IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH ONE FROM THE OTHER WERE COVERED WITH A SHEET OF ICE A NEW PROJECT STRUCK THE DOCTOR'S MIND WHICH WAS SOON MATURED AND RIPE FOR EXECUTION HE LOST NO TIME IN GOING BACK TO THE SNOW HOUSE AND CONSULTING OVER IT WITH HIS COMPANIONS I HAVE GOT AN IDEA HE SAID I THINK OF CONSTRUCTING A LIGHTHOUSE ON THE TOP OF THAT CONE ABOVE OUR HEADS A LIGHTHOUSE THEY ALL EXCLAIMED YES A LIGHTHOUSE IT WOULD BE A DOUBLE ADVANTAGE IT WOULD BE A BEACON TO GUIDE US IN DISTANT EXCURSIONS AND ALSO SERVE TO ILLUMINE OUR PLATEAU IN THE LONG DREARY WINTER MONTHS THERE IS NO DOUBT REPLIED ALTAMONT OF ITS UTILITY BUT HOW WOULD YOU CONTRIVE TO MAKE IT WITH ONE OF THE LANTERNS OUT OF THE PORPOISE ALL RIGHT BUT HOW WILL YOU FEED YOUR LAMP WITH SEAL OIL
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