Chapter1 綺麗海盜船 A Gorgeous Corsair (第3/30頁)
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Icarriedthreehundredoundsofballast,inbags;thecar,erfectlyround,fourfeetindiameter,andthreefeetinheight,wasconvenientlyattached;thecordwhichsustaineditwassymmetricallyextendedfromtheuerhemishereoftheaerostat;thecomasswasinitslace,thebarometersusendedtotheironhoowhichsurroundedthesuortingcord,atadistanceofeightfeetabovethecar;theanchorcarefullyreared,allwasinreadinessforourdearture.
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