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Tonight, we'll read the next part to 20,000 leaks under the sea,

a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.

In the last episode, Nemo proposes an expedition to the Salon Pearl Fisheries.

Aeronax explains pearls to netland, including their value, shape, size, types, and a method of harvesting.

The group reach the vast oyster beds and follow Nemo to a deep grotto where he shows them an enormous oyster.

Nemo opens the oyster's shells to reveal a pearl the size of a coconut.

When Aeronax reaches to touch it, Nemo stops him, revealing his intention to allow the giant pearl

to continue to grow.

They also spot a free diver attached to a canoe, but the diver does not see them as he steals oysters in hopes of finding pearls as well.

Let's get cozy, close your eyes, relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Chapter 4

The Red Sea

In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Salon disappeared under the horizon,

and the Nautilus at a speed of 20 miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals, which separate the Maldives from the Lachadevs.

It coasted even the island of Kiltan, a land originally coreline, discovered by Vasco de Gama in 1499.

And one of the 19 principal islands situated between 10 degrees and 14 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude, and 69 degrees, 50 minutes, 72 seconds east longitude.

We had made 16,220 miles or 7500 French leagues from our starting point in the Japanese seas.

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