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1、AttheEarth'sCoreAttheEarth'sCorebyEdgarRiceBurroughs1AttheEarth'sCorePROLOGUEInthefirstplacepleasebearinmindthatIdonotexpectyoutobelievethisstory.Norcouldyouwonderhadyouwitnessedarecentexperienceofminewhen,inthearmorofblissfulandstupendousignorance,IgailynarratedthegistofittoaFellowoftheRoyalGeologi
2、calSocietyontheoccasionofmylasttriptoLondon.YouwouldsurelyhavethoughtthatIhadbeendetectedinnolessaheinouscrimethanthepurloiningoftheCrownJewelsfromtheTower,orputtingpoisoninthecoffeeofHisMajestytheKing.TheeruditegentlemaninwhomIconfidedcongealedbeforeIwashalfthrough!--itisallthatsavedhimfromexplodin
3、g--andmydreamsofanHonoraryFellowship,goldmedals,andanicheintheHallofFamefadedintothethin,coldairofhisarcticatmosphere.ButIbelievethestory,andsowouldyou,andsowouldthelearnedFellowoftheRoyalGeologicalSociety,hadyouandhehearditfromthelipsofthemanwhotoldittome.Hadyouseen,asIdid,thefireoftruthinthosegray
4、eyes;hadyoufelttheringofsincerityinthatquietvoice;hadyourealizedthepathosofitall--you,too,wouldbelieve.YouwouldnothaveneededthefinalocularproofthatIhad--theweirdrhamphorhynchus-likecreaturewhichhehadbroughtbackwithhimfromtheinnerworld.Icameuponhimquitesuddenly,andnolessunexpectedly,upontherimofthegr
5、eatSaharaDesert.Hewasstandingbeforeagoat-skintentamidstaclumpofdatepalmswithinatinyoasis.ClosebywasanArabdouarofsomeeightortentents.Ihadcomedownfromthenorthtohuntlion.Mypartyconsistedofadozenchildrenofthedesert--Iwastheonly"white"man.AsweapproachedthelittleclumpofverdureIsawthemancomefromhistentandw
6、ithhand-shadedeyespeerintentlyatus.Atsightofmeheadvancedrapidlytomeetus."Awhiteman!"hecried."MaythegoodLordbepraised!Ihavebeenwatchingyouforhours,hopingagainsthopethatTHIStimetherewouldbeawhiteman.Tellmethedate.Whatyearisit?"2AttheEarth'sCoreAndwhenIhadtoldhimhestaggeredasthoughhehadbeenstruckfullin
7、theface,sothathewascompelledtograspmystirrupleatherforsupport."Itcannotbe!"hecriedafteramoment."Itcannotbe!Tellmethatyouaremistaken,orthatyouarebutjoking.""Iamtellingyouthetruth,myfriend,"Ireplied."Wh
