20000 Leagues Under The Sea

required by the engine’s strenuous mechanical action.

My companions and I then witnessed an unusual sight. The panels in the lounge were open, and since the Nautilus’s beacon was off, a hazy darkness reigned in the midst of the waters. Covered with heavy clouds, the stormy sky gave only the faintest light to the ocean’s upper strata.

I was observing the state of the sea under these conditions, and even the largest fish were nothing more than ill-defined shadows,


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required by the engine’s strenuous mechanical action.

My companions and I then witnessed an unusual sight. The panels in the lounge were open, and since the Nautilus’s beacon was off, a hazy darkness reigned in the midst of the waters. Covered with heavy clouds, the stormy sky gave only the faintest light to the ocean’s upper strata.

I was observing the state of the sea under these conditions, and even the largest fish were nothing more than ill-defined shadows,


817 of 1914