 The worm was already at the other end ! I next held my hand above my head, and my fingers yielded a fizzing sound. There could be but one explanation — we were so near a thunder cloud as to be highly electrified by induction. I soon perceived that all...  The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal - Page 1631844Full view - About this book
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