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s height down this pit, on the right-hand side, there is a recess or space, rooyenough to nta a lar cart with its ules a little lightreaches it through chks or crevices, unicatg with itand open to the surface of the earth this recess or space i perceivedwhen i was already grog weary and disgted at fdg yselfhangg spended by the rope, travellg downwards to that darkregion without any certaty or knowled of where i was gog, irelved to enter it and rest yself for a while i called out,tellg you not to let out ore rope until i bade you, but youcannot have heard i then gathered the rope you were sendg ,and akg a il or pile of it i seated yself upon it, ruatgand nsiderg what i was to do to lower yself to the botto, havgno one to hold up; and as i was th deep thought andperplexity, suddenly and without provocation a profound sleep felpon , and when i least expected it, i know not how, i awoke andfound yself the idst of the ost beautiful, delightful adowthat nature uld produce or the ost lively huan iagationnceive i opened y eyes, i rubbed the, and found i was notasleep but thoroughly awake nevertheless, i felt y head and breastto satisfy yself whether it was i yself who was there or epty desive phanto; but touch, feelg, the llected thoughtsthat passed through y d, all nvced that i was the sa thenand there that i a this ont next there presented itself to ysight a stately royal palace or castle, with walls that seed builtof clear transparent crystal; and through o great doors tha