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1、AttheEarth'sCoreAttheEarth'sCorebyEdgarRiceBurroughs1AttheEarth'sCorePROLOGUEInthefirstplacepleasebearinmindthatIdonotexpectyoutobelievethisstory.Norcouldyouwonderhadyouwitnessedarecentexperienceofminewhen,inthearmorofblissfulandstupendousignorance,IgailynarratedthegistofittoaFellowo
2、ftheRoyalGeologicalSocietyontheoccasionofmylasttriptoLondon.YouwouldsurelyhavethoughtthatIhadbeendetectedinnolessaheinouscrimethanthepurloiningoftheCrownJewelsfromtheTower,orputtingpoisoninthecoffeeofHisMajestytheKing.TheeruditegentlemaninwhomIconfidedcongealedbeforeIwashalfthrough!-
3、-itisallthatsavedhimfromexploding--andmydreamsofanHonoraryFellowship,goldmedals,andanicheintheHallofFamefadedintothethin,coldairofhisarcticatmosphere.ButIbelievethestory,andsowouldyou,andsowouldthelearnedFellowoftheRoyalGeologicalSociety,hadyouandhehearditfromthelipsofthemanwhotoldit
4、tome.Hadyouseen,asIdid,thefireoftruthinthosegrayeyes;hadyoufelttheringofsincerityinthatquietvoice;hadyourealizedthepathosofitall--you,too,wouldbelieve.YouwouldnothaveneededthefinalocularproofthatIhad--theweirdrhamphorhynchus-likecreaturewhichhehadbroughtbackwithhimfromtheinnerworld.I
5、cameuponhimquitesuddenly,andnolessunexpectedly,upontherimofthegreatSaharaDesert.Hewasstandingbeforeagoat-skintentamidstaclumpofdatepalmswithinatinyoasis.ClosebywasanArabdouarofsomeeightortentents.Ihadcomedownfromthenorthtohuntlion.Mypartyconsistedofadozenchildrenofthedesert--Iwastheo
6、nly"white"man.AsweapproachedthelittleclumpofverdureIsawthemancomefromhistentandwithhand-shadedeyespeerintentlyatus.Atsightofmeheadvancedrapidlytomeetus."Awhiteman!"hecried."MaythegoodLordbepraised!Ihavebeenwatchingyouforhours,hopingagainsthopethatTHIStimetherewouldbeawhiteman.Tellmet
7、hedate.Whatyearisit?"2AttheEarth'sCoreAndwhenIhadtoldhimhestaggeredasthoughhehadbeenstruckfullintheface,sothathewascompelledtograspmystirrupleatherforsupport."Itcannotbe!"hecriedafteramoment."Itcannotbe!Tellmethatyouaremistaken,orthatyouarebutjoking.""Iamtellingyouthetruth,myfriend,"
8、Ireplied."Wh
