The resolutions passed at the last meeting produced a great effect out of doors. Timid people took fright at the idea of a shot weighing 20,000 pounds being launched into space they asked what cannon could ever transmit a sufficient velocity to such a mighty mass.
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The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.Jules Verne
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real
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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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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.
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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
Jules Verne
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