Then the ship rose in the air and
descended through clouds of vapor. After many perils they
reached the center of the earth, where they found a strange race
of beings.
One day, to their horror, an earthquake dosed the shaft by which
they had come to the center of the earth. The boys were in
despair of ever getting to the surface again, but the professor
had been prepared for this emergency, and he had built a strong
cylinder, into which all the travelers placed themselves. Then
it was projected into a powerful upward shooting column of water,
which Professor Henderson hoped would take them to the surface of
the earth. Nor was he mistaken. They had a terrible journey,
but came safely out of it.
They opened the cylinder, to find themselves floating on the sea,
and they were rescued by a passing vessel. Of course, they had
abandoned the Mermaid, leaving the craft in the center of the
earth, but they had brought back with them some valuable
diamonds, which formed their fortune.
This ended, for a time, the experiments of the professor, who
decided to settle down to a quiet life, and write out the
observations he had made on the three voyages.
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