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"Canned food from wrecks," replied the Baron, feeling much easier now that he had got a fair start—"canned food from wrecks, commander. There is a magnetic property in the upper stratum of this piece of derelict real estate, sir, which attracts to it every bit of canned substance that is lost overboard in all parts of the world. CAN FOOD FROM RETS REPLIED THE BARON FEELING MUCH EASIER NOW THAT HE HAD GOT A FAIR START CAN FOOD FOR RETS COMMANDER THERE IS A MAGNETIC PROPERTY IN THE UPPER STRATUM OF THIS PIECE OF DERELICT REAL ESTATE SIR WHICH ATTRACTS TO IT EVERY BIT OF CANNED SUBSTANCE THAT IS LOST OVERBOARD IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
unchausen, what island is that?” “Ahem! that?” replied Munchausen, trembling, as he reflected upon the Captain’s threat. “What? Nobody knows what island that is? Why, you surprise me— “See here, Baron,” retorted Holmes, menacingly, “I ask you a plain question, and I want a plain answer, with no evasions to gain time. Now it’s irons or an answer. What island is that?” “It’s an island that doesn’t appear on any chart, Captain,” Munchausen responded instantly, pulling himself together for a mighty effort, “and it has never been given a name; but as you insist upon having one, we’ll call it Holmes Island, in your honor. It is not stationary. It is a floating island of lava formation, and is a menace to every craft that goes to sea. I spent a year of my life upon it once, and it is more barren than the desert of Sahara, because you cannot raise even sand upon it, and it is devoid of water of any sort, salt or fresh.” “What did you live on during that year?” asked Holmes, eying him narrowly. SN'T ANSWER ME INSTANTLY WITH THE INFORMATION I WANT MILKAUSEN WHAT ISLAND IS THAT AHEM THAT REPLIED MILKAUSEN TREMBLING AS HE REFLECTED UPON THE CAPTAIN'S THREAT WHAT NOBODY KNOWS WHAT ISLAND THAT IS WHY YOU SURPRISE ME SEE HERE BARON RETORTED HOLMES MENACINGLY I ASK YOU A PLAIN QUESTION AND I WANT A PLAIN ANSWER WITH NO INVASIONS TO GAIN TIME NOW IT'S IRONS OR AN ANSWER WHAT ISLAND IS THAT IT'S AN ISLAND THAT DOESN'T APPEAR ON ANY CHART CAPTAIN MC KAUSEN RESPONDED INSTANTLY PULLING HIMSELF TOGETHER FOR A MIGHTY EFFORT AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN GIVEN A NAME BUT AS YOU INSIST UPON HAVING ONE WE'LL CALL IT HOLMES ISLAND IN YOUR HONOR IT IS NOT STATIONARY IT IS A FLOATING ISLAND OF LAVA FORMATION AND IS A MENACE TO EVERY CRAFT THAT GOES TO SEA I SPENT A YEAR OF MY LIFE UPON IT ONCE AND IT IS MORE BARREN THAN THE DESERT OF SAHARA BECAUSE YOU CANNOT RAISE EVEN SAND UPON IT AND IT IS DEVOID OF WATER OF ANY SORT SALT OR FRESH WHAT DID YOU LIVE ON DURING THAT YEAR ASKED HOLMES EYEING HIM NARROWLY
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