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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Returning
to
his
own
room,
he
removed
the
silken
garment
with
which
he
had
been
provided
and
was
quietly
immersed
in
the
cool,
invigorating
water
of
the
bath.
His
head
cleared
instantly.
"Hi
there!"
called
Tommy
from
the
doorway.
"Why
didn't
you
wake
me
up?
Where
are
we,
anyway?"
With
dripping
head
and
shoulders
above
the
water,
Frank
was
compelled
to
laugh
at
the
sleepy-eyed,
wondering
expression
on
the
blue-jowled
face
of
his
friend.
"Thought
you
were
dead
to
the
world,"
he
returned,
"you
old
sleepy-head.
And
I
don't
know
where
we
are,
excepting
that
it
is
somewhere
under
the
silver
dome.
What's
more,
I
don't
much
care.
You
should
get
into
this
water.
It's
great!"
So
saying,
he
dived
to
the
bottom
of
the
pool
and
stood
on
his
hands,
his
feet
waving
ludicrously
above
the
surface.
Tommy
sniffed
once
and
then
made
a
quick
dash
for
the
pool
in
his
own
room.
He
was
not
to
be
outdone
by
his
more
energetic
partner.
A
half-hour
later,
shaved
and
attired
in
their
own
garments,
which
had
been
cleaned
and
pressed
and
hung
neatly
in
the
closets,
they
settled
themselves
for
a
discussion
of
the
situation.
Having
tried
the
doors
of
both
rooms
and
found
them
locked
from
the
outside,
there
was
no
other
course
open
to
them.
They
must
await
developments.
"Looks
like
Leland
has
quite
an
establishment
down
here
inside
the
mountain,"
ventured
Tommy.
"Hm!"
snorted
Frank,
"this
place
is
none
of
Leland's
work.
He
is
probably
a
prisoner
here,
as
are
we.
He
just
stumbled
on
to
the
silver
dome
and
was
captured
by
whatever
race
is
living
down
here
beneath
it,
the
same
as
we
were.
Who
the
real
inhabitants
are,
and
what
the
purpose
of
all
this
is,
remains
to
be
seen."
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