It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.
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To those who were not familiar with the motions of the moon, they demonstrated that she possesses two distinct motions, the first being that of rotation upon her axis, the second being that of revolution round the earth, accomplishing both together in an equal period of time, that is to say, in twenty-seven and one-third days.Jules Verne
Was I to believe him in earnest in his intention to penetrate to the centre of this massive globe Had I been listening to the mad speculations of a lunatic, or to the scientific conclusions of a lofty genius Where did truth stop Where did error begin.
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He rose at thirteen minutes to one, and directed his steps towards the large hall, a sumptuous apartment adorned with lavishly-framed paintings. A flunkey handed him an uncut Times, which he proceeded to cut with a skill which betrayed familiarity with this delicate operation.
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Ah, pierce me 100 times with your needles fine and I will thank you 100 times, Saint Morphine, you who Aeseulapus has made a God.
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How much further can we go What are the final frontiers in this quest for travel Will humankind only be satisfied when journeys into space become readily available and affordable
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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 up
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