"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."
"Therever fortune clears a way, thither our ready footsteps stray."
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Source: Jules Verne, Jules VERNE (2016). “A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)”, p.52, Jules Verne
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