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Since the departure from Altamont Harbour, the sloop had made one degree further north. The next day brought no signs of land; there was not even a speck on the horizon. TAMONT HARBOR THE SLOOP HAD MADE ONE DEGREE FURTHER NORTH THE NEXT DAY BROUGHT NO SIGNS OF LAND THERE WAS NOT EVEN A SPECK ON THE HORIZON
 species; young manati at play with each other; narwhals with their one strong weapon of defence, like the horn of a unicorn, chasing the timid seals; whales of every tribe, spouting out columns of water and mucilage, and filling the air with a peculiar whizzing noise; dolphins, seals, and walruses; sea-dogs and sea-horses, sea-bears and sea-elephants, quietly browsing on submarine pastures; and the Doctor could gaze at them all as easily and clearly as if they were in glass tanks in the Zoological Gardens. There was a strange supernatural purity about the atmosphere. It seemed charged to overflowing with oxygen, and had a marvellous power of exhilaration, producing an almost intoxicating effect on the brain. Towards evening, Hatteras and his companions lost sight of the coast. Night came on, though the sun remained just above the horizon; but it had the same influence on animated nature as in temperate zones. Birds, fish, and all the cetacea disappeared and perfect silence prevailed.  PECIES YOUNG MANATEE AT PLAY WITH EACH OTHER NARWHALES WITH THEIR ONE STRONG WEAPON OF DEFENCE LIKE THE HORN OF A UNICORN CHASING THE TIMID SEALS WALES OF EVERY TRIBE SPOUTING OUT COLUMNS OF WATER AND MUCILAGE AND FILLING THE AIR WITH A PECULIAR WHIZZING NOISE DOLPHINS SEALS AND WALRUSES SEA DOGS AND SEA HORSES SEA BEARS AND SEA ELEPHANTS QUIETLY BROWSING ON SUBMARINE PASTURES AND THE DOCTOR COULD GAZE AT THEM ALL AS EASILY AND CLEARLY AS IF THEY WERE IN GLASS TANKS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS THERE WAS A STRANGE SUPERNATURAL PURITY ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE IT SEEMED CHARGED TO OVERFLOWING WITH OXYGEN AND HAD A MARVELLOUS POWER OF EXHILARATION PRODUCING AN ALMOST INTOXICATING EFFECT ON THE BRAIN TOWARDS EVENING HATTERAS AND HIS COMPANIONS LOST SIGHT OF THE COAST NIGHT CAME ON THOUGH THE SUN REMAINED JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON BUT IT HAD THE SAME INFLUENCE ON ANIMATED NATURE AS IN TEMPERATE ZONES BIRDS FISH AND ALL THE CETACEIA DISAPPEARED AND PERFECT SILENCE PREVAILED SINCE THE DEPARTURE FROM AL
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