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Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies
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Fulgence Marion
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that
the
part
that
was
turned
towards
the
south
was
full
of
holes,
of
which
some
were
of
a
considerable
size.
“‘It
must
descend,’
I
then
cried.
“‘Why?’
“‘Look!’
I
said.
At
the
same
time
I
took
my
sponge
and
quietly
extinguished
the
little
fire
that
was
burning
some
of
the
holes
within
my
reach;
but
at
the
same
moment
I
perceived
that
the
bottom
of
the
cloth
was
coming
away
from
the
circle
which
surrounded
it.
“‘We
must
descend,’
I
repeated
to
my
companion.
“He
looked
below.
“‘We
are
upon
Paris,’
he
said.
“‘It
does
not
matter,’
I
answered
‘Only
look!
Is
there
no
danger?
Are
you
holding
on
well?’
“‘Yes.’
“I
examined
from
my
side,
and
saw
that
we
had
nothing
to
fear.
I
then
tried
with
my
sponge
the
ropes
which
were
within
my
reach.
All
of
them
held
firm.
Only
two
of
the
cords
had
broken.
“I
then
said,
‘We
can
cross
Paris.’
“During
this
operation
we
were
rapidly
getting
down
to
the
roofs.
We
made
more
fire,
and
rose
again
with
the
greatest
ease.
I
looked
down,
and
it
seemed
to
me
we
were
going
towards
the
towers
of
St.
Sulpice;
but,
on
rising,
a
new
current
made
us
quit
this
direction
and
bear
more
to
the
south.
I
looked
to
the
left,
and
beheld
a
wood,
which
I
believed
to
be
that
of
Luxembourg.
We
were
traversing
the
boulevard,
and
I
cried
all
at
once--
“‘Get
to
ground!’
“But
the
intrepid
Roziers,
who
never
lost
his
head,
and
who
judged
more
surely
than
I,
prevented
me
from
attempting
to
descend.
I
then
threw
a
bundle
of
straw
on
the
fire.
We
rose
again,
and
another
current
bore
us
to
were
now
close
to
the
ground,
between
two
mills.
As
soon
to
the
left.
We
as
we
came
near
the
earth
I
raised
myself
over
the
gallery,
and
leaning
there
with
my
two
hands,
I
felt
the
balloon
pressing
softly
against
my
head.
I
pushed
it
back,
and
leaped
down
to
the
ground.
Looking
round
and
expecting
to
see
the
balloon
still
distended,
I
was
astonished
to
find
it
quite
empty
and
flattened.
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looking
for
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