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1 1, 1 | met this moving mass five miles off the east coast of Australia. 2 1, 1 | days later, two thousand miles farther off, the Helvetia, 3 1, 1 | She was then three hundred miles from Cape Clear, and, after 4 1, 2 | live, twelve or fifteen miles beneath the surface of the 5 1, 2 | it at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and you obtain 6 1, 4 | to a mean distance of ten miles. ~Thus the Abraham Lincoln 7 1, 4 | abreast of Cape Blanc, thirty miles to leeward of the coast 8 1, 4 | less than seven hundred miles to the south. Before eight 9 1, 4 | frequents the strata lying miles below the surface of the 10 1, 4 | 32,000 feet, that is, about 6 miles; which is equivalent to 11 1, 5 | Abraham Lincoln, at fifteen miles to the south, doubled the 12 1, 5 | remained less than two hundred miles to leeward. Night was approaching. 13 1, 6 | moved away two or three miles, leaving a phosphorescent 14 1, 6 | less intense, about five miles to windward of the Abraham 15 1, 6 | going at the rate of 18 1/2 miles an hour. ~But the accursed 16 1, 6 | at the wheel. ~"Nineteen miles and three-tenths, sir." ~" 17 1, 6 | itself, it made 19 3/10 miles. ~What a pursuit! No, I 18 1, 6 | estimated at less than thirty miles an hour, and even during 19 1, 6 | surface, was lost in two miles depth of sea. ~The chase 20 1, 6 | made under three hundred miles during this unlucky day, 21 1, 6 | electric light reappeared three miles to windward of the frigate, 22 1, 7 | the frigate! She was five miles from us, and looked like 23 1, 11| uniform speed of fifteen miles an hour." ~"It is marvelous! 24 1, 11| then?" ~"A speed of fifty miles an hour." ~"I have seen 25 1, 13| fifty millions of cubic miles, forming a spherical body 26 1, 13| hundred and fifty-seven square miles, equal to twelve billions 27 1, 13| gave a speed of fifteen miles an hour. I expected Captain 28 1, 14| then about eighteen hundred miles from our starting-point, 29 1, 17| and the log gave twenty miles an hour. ~During the days 30 1, 17| the platform, I saw two miles to windward, Hawaii, the 31 1, 17| Marquesas group. I saw, three miles off, Martin's peak in Nouka-Hiva, 32 1, 17| sailed over about 2,000 miles. ~During the daytime of 33 1, 18| saw in the morning, some miles to the windward, the elevated 34 1, 18| reef that measured forty miles in circumference. We were 35 1, 19| January we had made 11,340 miles, or 5,250 French leagues, 36 1, 19| Our boat lay along some miles from the redoubtable bank 37 1, 19| the rate of two and a half miles, broke on the coral that 38 1, 19| stood off it at about two miles distant. Suddenly a shock 39 1, 19| She was situated thus: Two miles, on the starboard side, 40 1, 20| emerged from the waves two miles from the beach. Ned Land, 41 1, 22| at less than thirty-five miles an hour. The rapidity of 42 1, 22| was then some hundreds of miles from the nearest coast. ~ 43 2, 1 | being five hundred and forty miles, or twenty-two miles an 44 2, 1 | forty miles, or twenty-two miles an hour. If we recognised 45 2, 1 | that way we went about two miles, but without ever obtaining 46 2, 1 | seas for more than forty miles." ~Towards midnight the 47 2, 2 | land in sight about eight miles to westward. The first thing 48 2, 3 | which is more than twenty miles. ~Captain Nemo, Ned Land, 49 2, 3 | little to the south. Five miles still lay between us, and 50 2, 4 | Nautilus, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth 51 2, 4 | long. ~We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues 52 2, 4 | Hadramaut, for a distance of six miles, its undulating line of 53 2, 4 | Gate of Tears. ~To twenty miles in breadth, it is only thirty-two 54 2, 4 | formed a girdle of two miles in circumference. ~The Nautilus 55 2, 4 | with a diameter of ninety miles. ~That day at noon, after 56 2, 5 | which floated about two miles from the Nautilus. ~Arrived 57 2, 6 | on to the platform. Three miles to the south the dim outline 58 2, 7 | speed was now twenty-five miles an hour. It may be well 59 2, 8 | twenty-five millions of square miles, the length of which is 60 2, 8 | of which is nine thousand miles, with a mean breadth of 61 2, 8 | distance of about twelve miles, Cape St. Vincent was dimly 62 2, 8 | night we shall be but a few miles from the Spanish coast. 63 2, 8 | boat is strong, and a few miles with a fair wind to carry 64 2, 9 | shining brilliantly about two miles from the Nautilus. What 65 2, 10| with a speed of twenty miles an hour and a depth of fifty 66 2, 10| of walls, measuring two miles in diameter and six in circumference. 67 2, 12| fall with the waves five miles from the Nautilus. ~"Ah!" 68 2, 12| M. Aronnax, about eight miles to leeward, those blackish 69 2, 12| were dyed red for several miles, and the Nautilus floated 70 2, 13| mean speed of twenty-six miles an hour-- the speed of an 71 2, 14| the Captain. ~About ten miles south a solitary island 72 2, 14| It measured four or five miles in circumference. A narrow 73 2, 14| must be, at least, 2,500 miles. But the Nautilus, for fear 74 2, 14| for a radius of several miles. We know that in those Antarctic 75 2, 14| the coast, advancing ten miles more to the south in the 76 2, 14| say they are not." ~Two miles farther on we were stopped 77 2, 14| The Nautilus had gone some miles further up in the night. 78 2, 15| north at a speed of fifteen miles an hour. Towards night it 79 2, 15| indicated a speed of twenty miles an hour, which, in such 80 2, 16| a frightful pace, forty miles an hour. It literally tore 81 2, 17| which was only some few miles off. From the glass windows 82 2, 17| We had then made 1,600 miles since our embarkation in 83 2, 17| cliff to three and a half miles perpendicular in height, 84 2, 18| distance of about thirty miles. I saw their tall peaks 85 2, 19| fathoms, its mean breadth ten miles. In certain places the current 86 2, 19| flows with the speed of two miles and a half an hour. The 87 2, 19| Stream there is seventy-five miles, and its depth 210 yards. 88 2, 19| notwithstanding the thirty miles that separated the Nautilus 89 2, 19| floating off Long Island, some miles from the port of New York. 90 2, 20| the 17th of May, about 500 miles from Heart's Content, at 91 2, 20| other one, measuring 2,000 miles in length, and weighing 92 2, 20| enterprise. It was within 638 miles of the coast of Ireland; 93 2, 20| Eastern was not more than 500 miles from Newfoundland, when 94 2, 20| formed a valley about 100 miles broad, in which Mont Blanc 95 2, 20| was then not more than 120 miles from Ireland. ~Was Captain 96 2, 20| the sky clear. About eight miles to the east, a large steam 97 2, 21| steam. It was within six miles of us. ~"What is that ship, 98 2, 21| was not more than three miles from us. In spite of the 99 2, 21| ship, which was five or six miles to leeward. ~He was going 100 2, 21| The vessel was within two miles of us. It was ever nearing 101 2, 22| the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, now on the surface, 102 2, 22| morning in the fog-- twenty miles to the east." ~"What country 103 2, 22| wind violent, but twenty miles in that light boat of the 104 2, 22| to a distance of twelve miles. There, not only vessels, 105 2, 22| roarings repeated by the echo miles away! What an uproar was


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