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This forcible abduction, so roughly carried out, was accomplished with the rapidity of lightning.

I shivered all over. Whom had we to deal with?

No doubt some new sort of pirates who explored the sea in their own way.

Hardly had the narrow panel closed upon me when I was enveloped in darkness.

My eyes, dazzled with the outer light, could distinguish nothing.

I felt my naked feet clinging to the rungs of an iron ladder.

Ned land and Konsei firmly seized, followed me.

At the bottom of the ladder, a door opened and shut after us immediately with a bang.

We were alone.

Where I could not say, hardly imagine, all was black.

And such a dense black that after some minutes my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.

Meanwhile, Ned land, furious at these proceedings, gave free vent to his indignation.

Confound it, cried he. They only just missed being cannibals.

I should not be surprised at it, but I declare that they shall not eat me without my protesting.

Calm yourself, friend Ned. Calm yourself, replied Konsei quietly.

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