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A strong stake was fixed firmly on the granite foundation, on the top of which the dead fox was fastened. A rope was attached to the lower part of the stake, sufficiently long to reach the powder stores. A STRONG STAKE WAS FIXED FIRMLY ON THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ON THE TOP OF WHICH THE DEAD FOX WAS FASTENED A ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE STAKE SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO REACH THE POWDER STORES
 Doctor was up to reconnoitre the position of the enemy. The patient animals were still occupying their old position, prowling up and down and growling. The house had already almost disappeared beneath the piled-up blocks of ice, but even while he gazed a council of war seemed being held, which evidently resulted in the determination to alter the plan of action, for suddenly all the five bears began vigorously to pull down these same heaped-up blocks. "What are they about?" asked Hatteras, who was standing beside him. "Well, they look to me to be bent on demolishing their own work, and getting right down to us as fast as possible; but wait a bit, my gentlemen, we'll demolish you first. However, we have not a minute to lose." Hastening away to the mine, he had the chamber where the powder was to be lodged enlarged the whole breadth and height of the sloping rock against which the wall leaned, till the upper part was about a foot thick, and had to be propped up to prevent its falling in.  FIRST STREAK OF DAY THE DOCTOR WAS UP TO RECONNOITRE THE POSITION OF THE ENEMY THE PATIENT ANIMALS WERE STILL OCCUPYING THEIR OLD POSITION PROWLING UP AND DOWN AND GROWLING THE HOUSE HAD ALREADY ALMOST DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE PILED UP BLOCKS OF ICE BUT EVEN WHILE HE GAZED A COUNCIL OF WAR SEEMED BEING HELD WHICH EVIDENTLY RESULTED IN THE DETERMINATION TO ALTER THE PLAN OF ACTION FOR SUDDENLY ALL THE FIVE BEARS BEGAN VIGOROUSLY TO PULL DOWN THESE SAME HEAPED UP BLOCKS WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT ASKED HATTERAS WHO WAS STANDING BESIDE HIM WELL THEY LOOKED TO ME TO BE BENT ON DEMOLISHING THEIR OWN WORK AND GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO US AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BUT WAIT A BIT MY GENTLEMEN WE'LL DEMOLISH YOU FIRST HOWEVER WE HAVE NOT A MINUTE TO LOSE HASTENING AWAY TO THE MINE HE HAD THE CHAMBER WHERE THE POWDER WAS TO BE LODGED ENLARGED THE WHOLE BREADTH AND HEIGHT OF THE SLOPING ROCK AGAINST WHICH THE WALL LEANED TILL THE UPPER PART WAS ABOUT A FOOT THICK AND HAD TO BE PROPPED UP TO PREVENT ITS FALLING IN
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