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Professor Challenger drills into the earth until he reaches the mantle, convinced that it is a sentient being and that by doing so he will be the first person to alert it to mankind's presence. He awakens the giant creature, which then proceeds to destroy his machine.
Language: English
Published in: 1929
Word count: 11,075 words (≈ 44 minutes)
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Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70.