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But as I raised my knee from the ground in order to stand, my other knee slipped under the increased pressure, and in the ensuing instability, I completely lost my balance and fell forward into the hole. BUT AS I RAISED MY KNEE FROM THE GROUND IN ORDER TO STAND MY OTHER KNEE SLIPPED UNDER THE INCREASED PRESSURE AND IN THE ENSUING INSTABILITY I COMPLETELY LOST MY BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD INTO THE HOLE
the bone. There was nothing on the island at all, except for the hole in its center, from which, no doubt, came the lava that had formed it. It was on a slightly elevated hill, and looked as if it had not erupted for many thousands of years. With nothing to do at that moment except to get an idea of the island that I had landed on, I walked over to it and knelt down beside it, peering blankly into its depths. It seemed to be absolutely devoid of light, and, as often happens, its darkness was mysterious to me, for I wondered what lay hidden in it, and my curiosity got the better of my common sense. I leaned slowly forward. Then, as I did so, I heard a loud and terrible voice, personified in the crashing of the waves and the moaning of the wind, and it said in a monotonous and unending refrain, "Enter." Nothing more nor less than the continual repetition of that word. This alarmed me, and as I did not want to do that, I began to stand upright and back away from it, to return to my plane. I WAS INSTANTLY CHILLED TO THE BONE THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ISLAND AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE HOLE IN ITS CENTRE FROM WHICH NO DOUBT CAME THE LAVA THAT HAD FORMED IT IT WAS ON A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED HILL AND LOOKED AS IF IT HAD NOT ERUPTED FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS WITH NOTHING TO DO AT ALL THAT MOMENT EXCEPT TO GET AN IDEA OF THE ISLAND THAT I HAD LANDED ON I WALKED OVER TO IT AND KNELT DOWN BESIDE IT PEERING BLANKLY INTO ITS DEPTHS IT SEEMED TO BE ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF LIGHT AND AS OFTEN HAPPENS ITS DARKNESS WAS MYSTERIOUS TO ME FOR I WONDERED WHAT LAY HIDDEN IN IT AND MY CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF MY COMMON SENSE I LEANED SLOWLY FORWARD THEN AS I DID SO I HEARD A LOUD AND TERRIBLE VOICE PERSONIFIED IN THE CRASHING OF THE WAVES AND THE MOANING OF THE WIND AND IT SAID IN A MONOTONOUS AND UNENDING REFRAIN ENTER NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN THE CONTINUAL REPETITION OF THAT WORD THIS ALARMED ME AND AS I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT I BEGAN TO STAND UPRIGHT AND BACK AWAY FROM IT TO RETURN TO MY PLANE
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