Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 396
h being about 4000 miles, it wouldtake, let me see, a little over nineteen minutesto get there. In about two minutes more Ishall be at the center of the earth. With these words he turned to look at thetelemeter. What was his consternation to find There was but one hope left, and this wasthat the… … A WARNING SIGN APPEARED BEARING IN LARGEBLACK LETTERS THE WORD, DANGER! center it would be immaterialwhether his head or his feet wereuppermost, whereas now, al-though, by his calculations, heshould have been at the verycenter of the earth, he still foundit slightly more comfortable toremain head…
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