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which the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a Deſeent, till having travelled, as near as he could gueſs, for the Space of a Mile, he began to ſee a little Gleam of Light, which, tho' it ſeemed to come from a vaſt Diſtance, yet was the moſt delightful Sight he had ever beheld in his Life. Having at length come to the End of that Lane of Darkneſs, he perceived a very large and magnificent Houſe, illuminated with a great many Candles, whence proceeded the Light juſt now mentioned: having, before he begun this Expedition, well fortified himſelf with Brandy, he had Courage enough to knock at the Door, which a Servant, at the third Knock, having open'd, aſked him what he wanted. I would go as far as I can, reply'd our Adventurer; be ſo kind therefore to direct me how to accompliſh my Deſign, for I ſee no Paſſage but that dark Cavern through which I came. The Servant told him, he muſt go thro' that Houſe, and accordingly led him through a long Entry, and out at a Back-Door. He then walked a conſiderable Way, and at laſt beheld another Houſe, more magnificent than the firſt; and the Windows

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