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E.Voiskunsky, I.Lukodyanov.

The Crew Of The Mekong


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Translated from the Russian by Leonard Stoklitsky
First published 1974
(c) English translation, Mir Publishers, 1974
OCR: http://home.freeuk.com/russica2 Ў http://home.freeuk.com/russica2
Original title: ќЄЁЇ ¦ "ЊҐЄ®­Ј " Ў mekong.txt
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Being an account
of the latest fantastic
discoveries, happenings of the
eighteenth century,
mysteries of Matter,
and adventures
on land and at sea




CONTENTS


THE MERCURY HEART
NAVAL LIEUTENANT FEDOR MATVEYEV
A HALF-TWIST SPIRAL
IPATY ISLAND


I'll die if I don't see the Caspian.
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT


1

THE MERCURY HEART

If you wish to subject an unknown substance
to the action of an unknown force you must
first study this substance.
Honore de Balzac -LA PEAU DE CHAGRIN

CHAPTER ONE