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The Blog of Axel Lidenbrock : August 15th 1863

From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:47:51 +0100
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BlankI seem to remember my uncle saying that this sea was about 30 leagues
in length (104 miles) and that we should easily cross it in a day. Why then,
therefore, have we not sighted land since leaving Port Grauben yesterday,
that's what I would like to know!

"We are not descending as we ought to be," the Professor declares. "We are
losing time, and the fact is, I have not come all this way to take a little
sail upon a pond on a raft." "A little sail???" I thought to myself, "if
this is a little sail, what's a crossing across the Atlantic, skimming a
stone across a puddle of water!" But then he said something that made sense.
As far as we could assess we had followed Arne's route to the letter (well,
almost give or take a few mistakes), therefore there was every chance that
Arne had also crossed this lake, ocean call it what you will. I pondered
this for the rest of the day, the highlight of which was Hans asking for his
salary.

Received on Fri 15 Aug 2008 - 23:48:03 IDT

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