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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Chase of the Cetacean

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: nature vs technology, pursuit, hubris, exploration, power dynamics  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-25

The _Abraham Lincoln_, propelled by her wonderful screw, went straight at the animal. The latter allowed it to come within half a cable’s length; then...