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Inside the Sphere |
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"GO ON," said Cavor, as I sat across the edge of the manhole, and looked down into the black interior of the sphere. We two were alone. It was evening, the sun had set, and the stillness of the twilight was upon everything. I drew my other leg inside and slid down the smooth glass to the bottom of the sphere, then turned to take the cans of food and other impedimenta from Cavor. The interior was warm, the thermometer stood at eighty, and as we should lose little or none of this by radiation, we were dressed in shoes and thin flannels. We had, however, a bundle of thick woollen clothing and several thick blankets to guard against mischance. By Cavor's direction I placed the packages, the cylinders of oxygen, and so forth, loosely about my feet, and soon we had everything in. He walked about the roofless shed for a time seeking anything we had overlooked, and then crawled in after me. I noted something in his hand. "What have you got there? " I asked. "Haven't you brought anything to read? " "Good Lord! No." "I forgot to tell you. There are uncertainties - The voyage may last - We may be weeks! " "But - " " We shall be floating in this sphere with absolutely no occupation." "I wish I'd known" He peered out of the manhole. " Look! " he said. " There's something there!" "Is there time? " "We shall be an hour." |
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