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ancienttitans;ountainstohurlagainstthefather
ofthegodstheropointtopoint;
andfinallydisappearedintheocean
onthespotithadoccupiedircularspace;exposinganironring
letintoasquareflagstonedantesutteredacryofjoyandsurprise;
neverhadafirstattetbeencrooreperfectsuccesshe
bled;andhisheartbeat
soviolently;andhissightbe;thatheopause
thisfeelinglastedbutforantedndinsertedhisleverinthe
ringandexertedallhisstrength;theflagstoneyielded;anddisclosed
stepsthatdescendeduntiltheyintheobscurityofa
subterraneousgrottoanyoneelsehacryof
joydantestuedpale;hesitated;andreflected”e;”saidheto
hielf;”beaniaustnotbecast
dohedisverythatihavebeendeceived;then;wouldbe
theuseofallihavesufferedtheheartbreakserhavingbeen
elatedbyflatteringhopes;itseesallitsillusionsdestroyedfaria
hasdreadthis;thecardinalspadaburiednotreasurehere;perhapshe
nevercahere;orifhedid;caesarborgia;theintrepidadventurer;
thestealthyandindefatigableplunderer;hasfollo;disvered
histraces;pursuedthesihavedone;raisedthestone;and
dese;hasleftnothing”hereinedtionlessand
pensive;hiseyesfixedontheglooaperturethathis
feet
”nohatiexpectnothing;nohatinolongerentertaintheslightest
hopes;theendofthisadventurebeessilyatterofcuriosity”
andhereinedagaintionlessandthoughtful
”yes;yes;thisisanadventurehyaplaceinthevariedcareerof
thatroyalbanditthisfabulouseventfordbutalinkinalongchain
ofrvelsyes;borgiahasbeenhere;atorchinonehand;aswordin
theother;andhintypaces;atthefootofthisrock;perhaps
tasterdescended;as
iabouttodescend;dispellingthedarknessbeforehisaweinspiring
progress”
”buthefateoftheguardshuspossessedhissecret”
askeddantesofhielf
”thefate;”repliedhe;sling;”ofthose”
”yet;hadhee;”thoughtdantes;”hehetreasure;
andborgia;hepareditalytoanartichoke;hheulddevour
leafbyleaf;kneetoeitinreplacing
thisrockiwillgodown”
thenhedesurringthatlastwordof
hunphilosophy;”perhaps”butinsteadofthedarkness;andthethick
andphiticatspherehehadexpectedtofind;dantessaand
bluishlight;erelybythe
aperturehehadjustford;butbytheintersticesandcrevicesof
therockhout;andthroughhheuld
distinguishtheblueskyandtheheevergreenoaks;
andthetendrilsofthecreepersthatgretherocksafterhaving
stoodafeinutesinthecave;theatsphereofher
thanda;danteseye;habituatedasitodarkness;uld
pierotestanglesofthecave;e
thatsparkledlikediands”alas;”saidednd;sling;”theseare
thetreasuresthecardinalhasleft;andthegoodabbe;seeingina
dreaheseglitteringioushopes”
buthecalledtondthehe”in
thefarthestangleofthesendopening;”saidthecardinalswillhe
hadonlyfoundthefirstgrotto;hehadnooseekthesend
dantesntinuedhissearust
peratedeeperintotheisland;heexanedthestones;andsounded
onepartoftheaskedfor
preonthadullsound
thatdreofdantesforeheadlargedropsofperspirationatlast
itseedtohihatonepartoftheorehollowand
deeperecho;heeagerlyadvanced;andhthequicknessofperception
thatnoonebutaprisonerpossesses;sahatthere;inall
probability;theopeningstbe
hoe;and;in
ordertoavoidfruitlesstoil;hesoundedalltheotherhhis
pickaxe;strucktheearthhthebuttofhisgun;andfindingnothing
thatappearedsuspicious;retuedtothatpartofthee
issuedthensolingsoundhehadbeforeheardheagainstruckit;and
hgreaterforcethenasingularthingoccurredashestruckthe
ilarto
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thatusedinthegroundworkof
arabesquesbrokeoff;andfelltothegroundinflakes;exposingalarge
estonetheapertureoftherockhadbeenclosedhstones;then
thisstuitategranitedantes
struckeween
theintersticesitustdigbutbysostrangeplayof
etion;inproportionastheproofsthatfaria;hadnotbeen
deceivedbecastronger;sodidhisheartgiveway;andafeelingof
disuragentstoleoverhithislastproof;insteadofgivinghibr 》
freshstrength;deprivedhifit;thepickaxedescended;orrather
fell;heplaceditontheground;passedhishandoverhisbrow;and
reuntedthestairs;allegingtohielf;asanexcuse;adesireto
beassuredthatnoone;butinrealitybecausehefelt
thatheed
toveritallfishingboats
studdedthebosoftheblueocean
danteshadtastednothing;buthethoughtnotofhungeratsucha
nt;hehastilys;andagainenteredthe
cavethepickaxethathadseedsoheavy;herin
hisgrasp;heseizedit;andattackedtheerseveralblowshe
pererelyplaced
oneupontheother;andveredhstuc;heinsertedthepointof
hispickaxe;andusingthehandleasalever;hjoysoonsahe
stouasifonhinges;andfallathisfeethehadnothingre
todonohtheirontoothofthepickaxetodrahestones
toonebyonetheaperturelylargefor
hioenter;butbying;heuldstillclingtohope;andretard
thecertaintyofdeceptionatlast;afterreneation;dantes
enteredthesendgrottothesendgrottooregloo
thanthefirst;theairthatuldonlyenterbytheneed
openinghadthephiticslldantestofindinthe
outercaveheedinordertoalloodisplacethefoul
atsphere;andthenonattheleftoftheopeningwasadarkand
deepanglebuttodanteseyethereedaround
thissendgrotto;itpty
thetreasure;ifitexisted;ehad
atlengtharrived;toved;anddantesfatewould
bedecidedheadvancedtoningallhis
resolution;attackedthegroundhthepickaxeatthefifthorsixth
blohepickaxestruckagainstanironsubstanceneverdidfuneral
knell;neverdidalarell;produceagreatereffectonthehearer
haddantesfoundnothingheuldnothavebeereghastlypale
heagainstrue
resistanesound”itisacasketofh
iron;”thoughtheatthisntashadohe
opening;dantesseizedhisgun;sprangthroughtheopening;andunted
thestairaouthofthecave;andwas
feedingatalittledistancethiscasion
tosecurehisdinner;butdantesfearedlestthereportofhisgun
shouldattractattention
hethoughtant;cutabranchofaresinoustree;lighteditatthe
fireatugglershadpreparedtheirbreakfast;anddescended
hthistorchheoseeeverythingheapproach