tains, that seemed to reach above the clouds, and were so steep that there was no possibility of getting out of the valley. So that when I compared this place with the desert island from which the roc had brought me, I found that I had gained nothing by the change.
As I walked through this valley, I perceived it was strewed with diamonds, some of which were of surprising bigness. I also saw a great number of serpents, so monstrous that the
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