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enterprise however wild�察�any adventure however desperate。                 Oh�察�I wish I 

were anywhere but here�察�anywhere out of this redtape´ridden world of ours� �

I WISH I WERE IN THE PLANET MARS� ─�

     How   can   I   describe   what   followed   those   luckless   words�拭  �Even   as   I 

spoke     the  magic    carpet  quivered    responsively     under   my    feet�察 �and  an 

undulation     went    all  round   the  fringe   as  though    a  sudden    wind   were 

shaking   it。   It   humped   up   in   the   middle   so   abruptly   that   I   came   down 

sitting with a shock that numbed me for the moment。                It threw me on my 

back and billowed up round me as though I were in the trough of a stormy 

sea。    Quicker than I can write it lapped a corner over and rolled me in its 

folds like a chrysalis in a cocoon。        I gave a wild yell and made one frantic 

struggle�察�but it was too late。      With the leathery strength of a giant and the 

swiftness of an accomplished cigar´ roller covering a ;core; with leaf�察�it 

swamped my efforts�察�straightened my limbs�察�rolled me over�察�lapped me in 

fold after fold till head and feet and everything were gone crushed life 

and breath back into my innermost being�察�and then�察�with the last particle 

of consciousness�察�I felt myself lifted from the floor�察�pass once round the 

room�察�and finally shoot out�察�point foremost�察�into space through the open 

window�察�and go up and up and up with a sound of rending atmospheres 

that seemed to tear like riven silk in one pro´ longed shriek under my head�察�

and to close up in thunder astern until my reeling senses could stand it no 

longer。    and time   and space   and   circumstances all lost their   meaning   to 

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                                CHAPTER II 



     How   long   that   wild   rush   lasted   I   have   no   means   of   judging。   It   may 

have been an hour�察�a day�察�or many days�察�for I was throughout in a state of 

suspended   animation�察  �but   presently   my   senses   began   to   return   and   with 

them a sensa´ tion of lessening speed�察�a grateful relief to a heavy pressure 

which     had   held    my   life  crushed    in   its  grasp�察 �without     destroy´   ing   it 

completely。       It   was   just   that   sort of   sensation though   more   keen   which�察�

drowsy   in   his   bunk�察  �a   traveller   feels   when   he   is   aware�察  �without   special 

perception�察�harbour is reached and a voyage comes to an end。                     But in my 

case    the   slowing     down     was   for   a  long    time   comparative。       Yet    the 

sensation      served    to   revive   my    scattered     senses�察  �and    just  as   I  was 

awakening to a lively sense of amazement�察�an incredible doubt of my own 

emotions�察  �and   an   eager   desire   to   know   what   had   happened�察  �my   strange 

conveyance oscillated once or twice�察�undulated lightly up and down�察�like a 

wood´   pecker   flying   from   tree   to   tree�察  �and   then   grounded�察  �bows   first�察�

rolled over several times�察�then steadied again�察�and�察�coming at last to rest�察�

the next minute the infernal rug opened�察�quiver´ ing along all its borders in 

its peculiar way�察�and humping up in the middle shot me five feet into the 

air like a cat tossed from a schoolboy's blanket。 

     As I turned over I had a dim vision of a clear light like the shine of 

dawn�察  �and   solid   ground   sloping   away   below   me。   Upon   that   slope   was 

ranged a crowd of squatting people�察�and a staid´looking individual with his 

back   turned   stood   nearer   by。     Afterwards   I   found   he   was   lecturing   all 

those sitters on the ethics of gravity and the inherent properties of falling 

bodies�察    �at  the  moment      I  only   knew    he   was   directly   in   my   line   as  I 

descended�察�and him round the waist I seized�察�giddy with the light and fresh 

air�察  �waltzed    him   down     the   slope   with   the  force   of   my   impetus�察    �and�察�

tripping at the bottom�察�rolled over and over recklessly with him sheer into 

the   arms   of   the   gaping   crowd   below。     Over   and   over   we   went   into   the 

thickest mass of bodies�察�making a way through the people�察�until at last we 

came to a stop in a perfect mound of writhing forms and waving legs and 

arms。     When we had done the mass disentangled itself and I was able to 

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him�察�or   herwhich was   it��into a  sitting posture  alongside of   me at   the 

same time�察�while the others rose about us like wheat´stalks after a storm�察�

and edged shyly off�察�as well as they might。 

     Such a sleek�察�slim youth it was who sat up facing me�察�with a flush of 

gentle surprise on his face�察�and dapper hands that felt cautiously about his 

anatomy for  injured places。            He  looked so   quaintly rueful   yet withal so 

good´ tempered that I could not help bursting into laughter in spite of my 

own   amazement。          Then   he   laughed   too�察  �a   sedate�察  �musical   chuckle�察  �and 

said   something   incomprehensible�察  �point´   ing   at   the   same   time   to   a   cut 

upon my finger that was bleed´ ing a little。                 I shook my head�察�meaning 

thereby that it was nothing�察�but the stranger with graceful solicitude took 

my hand�察�and�察�after examining the hurt�察�deliberately tore a strip of cloth 

from   a   bright   yellow   toga´like   garment   he   was   wearing   and   bound   the 

place up with a woman's tenderness。 

     Meanwhile�察       �as   he   ministered�察    �there   was    time    to  look    about    me。 

Where   was   I�拭     �It   was   not   the   Broadway�察  �it   was   not   Staten   Island   on   a 

Saturday afternoon。          The night was just over�察�and the sun on the point of 

rising。    Yet it was still shadowy all about�察�the air being marvellously tepid 

and pleasant to the senses。           Quaint�察�soft aromas like the breath of a new 

worldthe   fragrance   of   unknown   flowers�察  �and   the   dewy   scent   of   never´ 

trodden   fields   drifted   to   my   nostrils�察  �and   to   my   ears   came   a   sound   of 

laughter scarcely more human than the murmur of the wind in the trees�察�

and   a   pretty   undulating   whisper   as   though   a   great   concourse   of   people 

were talking softly in their sleep。             I gazed about scarcely knowing how 

much of my senses or surroundings were real and how much fanciful�察�until 

I presently be´ came aware the rosy twilight was broadening into day�察�and 

under the increasing shine a strange
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