Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
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Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
The doorways are being closed. From the windows the passengers call
Info Oovist[a:][a:] (adieus) and now the Transport is about to
rise. Now the fan encircled, cylindrical shaft and the arms of the
Vossal[a:][a:] begin to revolve, the climbers, like great wings, open
out and the Transport, with long sweeping undulations rises, rises, and
at an altitude of a thousand or more feet, goes eastward.
To at all understand the construction of these truly wonderful
Air Carriers one must be versed in both mechanics and electrical
engineering, and we are not learned in either of them. Do not make the
mistake of thinking that Spirits know everything; we know only what we
have learned, and we are and ever will be students in a school which
never graduates its pupils.
Another transport is about to rise and we will be invisible passengers.
All aboard, friends. Now we rise for a hundred feet or so; now we dip a
little; again we rise, and with an undulating movement we have ascended
far above Camariss[a:], which sits among the shining waters and under
the silvery mist veiling, but not concealing its beauties.
Genessano--Gentol[a:], let me ask you to turn your gaze toward the
Galarēs[a:]. Is not it a grandly beautiful structure? And even at this
distance, you may perceive the majestic form and benignant face of my
father smiling us a farewell.
Gentola--It is indeed grandly beautiful. Its lofty, cream-tinted walls
surmounted by those magnificent statues, and its great, shining dome
towering toward the blue sky, present a most charming spectacle. I
clearly perceive the statue of your father, whose majestic form and
benignant face will retain a place in my memories of Ento.
De L'Ester--The leaves of the climbers and the fans of the cylindrical
shaft are revolving with tremendous velocity, and the Transport is
moving through the air, nearly a hundred miles an hour; yet one
perceives only a slight vibration. The entire mechanism is under
perfect control of the engineer and his assistants, and not for a
moment do they relax their alert attention to their duties. The
passengers, who appear quite at their ease, converse or gaze from
the windows at the widespread panorama. We will repair to the rear
platform, which will afford us a finer view. No, accidents scarcely
ever occur to these aërial conveyances.
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