Lost on the Moon; or, In Quest Of The Field of Diamonds
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Chapter 1. A Wonderful Story
_ CHAPTER I. A WONDERFUL STORY
"Well, what do you think of it, Mark?" asked Jack Darrow, as he laid aside a portion of a newspaper, covered with strange printed characters. "Great; isn‘t it?"
"You don‘t mean to tell me that you believe that preposterous story, do you, Jack?" And Mark Sampson looked across the table at his companion in some astonishment.
"Oh, I don‘t know; it may be true," went on Jack, again picking up the paper and gazing thoughtfully at it. "I wish it was."
"But think of it!" exclaimed Mark. "Why, if such a thing exists, and if we, or some one else, should attempt to bring all those precious stones to this earth, it would revolutionize the diamond industry of the world. It can‘t be true!"
"Well, here It is, in plain print. You can read it for yourself, as you know the Martian language as well as I do. It states that a large field of ‘Reonaris‘ was discovered on the moon near Mare Tranquilitatis (or Tranquil Ocean, I suppos
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