Unit 1.12, Exercise 7A, page 29.0:00
Journey to the center of the Earth it is difficult for me to tell what the real time was, but I suppose it must have been 10 at night.0:11
I lay on the raft almost unconscious.0:21
In a sort of half dream I saw strange visions of huge elephant like creatures side by side with great sea monsters which were combinations of gigantic fish and animals.0:24
The raft suddenly turned around on the current and entered another tunnel.0:36
A mist seemed to drift from the roof of the tunnel through which the moonlight shone, casting its brilliant light on our thin exhausted figures.0:40
The light grew brighter as we moved forward while the roof sloped upward, until at last we floated once more into a vast water filled cabin whose high roof was hidden in a bright cloud of mist.0:48
At the side of this underground la, a small cave with a sand covered floor offered us a place to stop and rest our weary bodies.1:02
My uncle and the guide moved as if they were in a dream.1:10
I was afraid to wake them because I knew how dangerous a sudden surprise can be to someone in this state.1:13
So I sat down beside them to watch.1:19
As I did so, something moving in the distance caught my attention.1:23
It seemed to be floating on the surface of the water and it was coming toward me.1:27
I knew at once that it was something monstrous.1:32
It was the size of whale, with hideous jaws and two gigantic eyes which stared fiercely at me as it approached.1:35
I tried to stand, to run in any direction, but my knees were shaking too much and I nearly lost consciousness.1:43
And still the mighty monster advanced, making a strange noise like nothing I had ever heard.1:50
His massive jaws and wide stretched mouth looked large enough to swallow a boat full of men.2:01
I discovered that his mouth was like a shark's, but his body was that of a giant crocodile.2:07
In order to catch us in his mouth, he had to turn onto his back, which made his legs kick up helplessly in the air.2:12
I actually laughed despite the deadly danger.2:19
But then with a wild cry, I ran further into the cave, leaving my companions to their fate.2:22
The cave was deep and dimly lit.2:29
After about a hundred steps I stopped and looked around.2:31
The sandy floor of the cave was covered with the bones of reptiles and fish, bones which had been freshly chewed.2:35
I felt sick and my body shook with horror.2:43
As the old saying goes, I had fallen out of the frying pan into the fire.2:45
Some beasts, larger and even more ferocious than the shark crocodile, lived in this cave.2:50
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