Diving down a volcano can be dark and quiet, sometimes too quiet.

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And now, Journey. and now Journey to the Center of the Earth,

Part 4 of 9, by Jules Verne. Chapter 16 Boldly Down the Crater Supper was rapidly devoured and the little company housed themselves as best they could.

The bed was hard, the shelter not very substantial, and our position an anxious one at 5,000 feet above the

sea level. Yet I slept particularly well. It was one of the best nights I had ever had and

I did not even dream.

Next morning we awoke half frozen by the sharp keen air, but with the light of a splendid

sun.

I rose from my granite bed and went out to enjoy the magnificent spectacle that lay unrolled before me.

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