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They could not decide whether these corpuscles were of animal or vegetable origin, but at last it was settled that they belonged to the family of fungi, being a sort of microscopic champignon of the species Uredo. THEY COULD NOT DECIDE WHETHER THESE CORPUSCLES WERE OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE ORIGIN BUT AT LAST IT WAS SETTLED THAT THEY BELONGED TO THE FAMILY OF FUNGI BEING A SORT OF MICROSCOPIC CHAMPIGNON OF THE SPECIES ERIDO
 could be more rapid in its descent. The loosening, the fall, and the crash happen almost simultaneously. Happily, however, no accident befel any of the party, and three days afterwards they came to smooth, level ground again. [Illustration: ] But here a new phenomenon met their gaze--a phenomenon which was long a subject of patient inquiry among the learned of both hemispheres. They came to a long chain of low hills which seemed to extend for miles, and were all covered on the eastern side with bright red snow. It is easy to imagine the surprise and half-terrified exclamations of the little company at the sight of this long red curtain; but the Doctor hastened to reassure them, or rather to instruct them, as to the nature of this peculiar snow. He told them that this same red substance had been found in Switzerland, in the heart of the Alps, and that the colour proceeded solely from the presence of certain corpuscles, about the nature of which for a long time chemists could not agree. NOT EVEN A CANNON BALL OR THUNDERBOLT COULD BE MORE RAPID IN ITS DESCENT THE LOOSENING THE FALL AND THE CRASH HAPPEN ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPILY HOWEVER NO ACCIDENT BEFELL ANY OF THE PARTY AND THREE DAYS AFTERWARDS THEY CAME TO SMOOTH LEVEL GROUND AGAIN BUT HERE A NEW PHENOMENON MET THEIR GAZE A PHENOMENON WHICH WAS LONG A SUBJECT OF PATIENT INQUIRY AMONG THE LEARNED OF BOTH HEMISPHERES THEY CAME TO A LONG CHAIN OF LOW HILLS WHICH SEEMED TO EXTEND FOR MILES AND WERE ALL COVERED ON THE EASTERN SIDE WITH BRIGHT RED SNOW IT IS EASY TO IMAGINE THE SURPRISE AND HALF TERRIFIED EXCLAMATIONS OF THE LITTLE COMPANY AT THE SIGHT OF THIS LONG RED CURTAIN BUT THE DOCTOR HASTENED TO REASSURE THEM OR RATHER TO INSTRUCT THEM AS TO THE NATURE OF THIS PECULIAR SNOW HE TOLD THEM THAT THIS SAME RED SUBSTANCE HAD BEEN FOUND IN SWITZERLAND IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS AND THAT THE COLOUR PROCEEDED SOLELY FROM THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN CORPUSCLES ABOUT THE NATURE OF WHICH FOR A LONG TIME CHEMISTS COULD NOT AGREE
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