Mysensationswerethoseofextremehorroranddismay。InvainI

　　attemptedtoreasonontheprobablecauseofmybeingthusentombed。

　　Icouldsummonupnoconnectedchainofreflection，and，sinkingonthefloor，gaveway，unresistingly，tothemostgloomyimaginings，inwhichthedreadfuldeathsofthirst，famine，suffocation，andprematureintermentcrowdeduponmeastheprominentdisasterstobeencountered。Atlengththerereturnedtomesomeportionofpresenceofmind。Iarose，andfeltwithmyfingersfortheseamsorcracksoftheaperture。Havingfoundthem，Iexaminedthemcloselytoascertainiftheyemittedanylightfromthestate-room；butnonewasvisible。

　　Ithenforcedthebladeofmypen-knifethroughthem，untilImetwithsomehardobstacle。Scrapingagainstit，Idiscoveredittobeasolidmassofiron，which，fromitspeculiarwavyfeelasIpassedthebladealongit，Iconcludedtobeachain-cable。Theonlycoursenowleftmewastoretracemywaytothebox，andthereeitheryieldtomysadfate，ortrysototranquilizemymindastoadmitofmyarrangingsomeplanofescape。Iimmediatelysetabouttheattempt，andsucceeded，afterinnumerabledifficulties，ingettingback。AsI

　　sank，utterlyexhausted，uponthemattress，Tigerthrewhimselfatfulllengthbymyside，andseemedasifdesirous，byhiscaresses，ofconsolingmeinmytroubles，andurgingmetobearthemwithfortitude。

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