Excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo
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Dante's redoubled his efforts. He seemed like one of the ancient titans who uprooted the mountains to hurl against the father of the gods. The rock yielded, rolled over, bounded from point to point and finally disappeared in the ocean. On the spotted had occupied was a circular space exposing an iron ring, let into a square flagstone. Dante's uttered a cry of joy and surprise. Never had a first attempt been crowned with more perfect success. He would, fain have continued, but his knees trembled and his heartbeat so violently and his site became so dim that he was forced to pause. This feeling lasted, but for a moment Edmund inserted his lever in the ring and exerted all his strength. The flagstone yielded and disclosed steps that descended until they were lost in the obscurity of a subterranean grotto anyone else would have rushed on. With a cry of joy, Dante's turned pale, hesitated and reflected. Come said he to himself, be a man. I am accustomed to adversity. I must not be cast down by the discovery that I've been deceived. What then would be the use of all I've suffered