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"Under the earth's crust there exists such an enormously great world, in absolute darkness, that we can with some justice speak of a new continent." - Alfred Bogli p. 160

"...the clay of one Austrian cave yielded the remains of no fewer than 30,000 (cave) bears." - page 122

"...superstitious rustics usually greeted 'the gentleman who traveled into holes' with considerable trepidation, perhaps believing he was tempting the devil...'The old women would cross themselves,' he (famous caver Martel) reported, 'and mumble between paternosters: "You may go down if you like, but you will never come back." ' " - page 52

" 'There is nothing more powerful than this attraction toward an abyss.' " - Jules Verne