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Patreon supporters and by professors of gymnastics. Tonight we'll read the opening to Around the World in 80 Days, a novel by Jules Fern published

in 1872.

This story was requested by our patron Gala.

Thank you for the lovely reading suggestions, Gala.

In this story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet, Pas-partu,

attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days

on a 20,000 pound wager, over 2 million pounds now, set by his friends.

It's one of Fern's most acclaimed works.

Let's get cozy.

Close your eyes. eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now take a few deep breaths.

Now, take a few deep breaths. Chapter 1, in which Phileus Fogg and Passpart 2 accept each other, the one is Master,

the other is man.

Mr. Phileus Fogg lived in 1872 at Number 7, Seville Row, Burlington Gardens.

He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to

avoid attracting attention, an enigmatical personage, about whom

little was known, except that he was a polished man of the world. People said that he resembled Byron.

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