As soon as they left that place in Ramandou, they immediately began to feel that they had sailed out of this world, and everything was different.First, they all found themselves needing less sleep.Everyone doesn't want to go to bed, they don't want to eat too much, they don't even want to talk much, and even if they do, they whisper.In addition, the light has undergone some changes.There's so much light here.The sun that rises each morning appears to be at least twice as big, if not three times its usual size.And every morning it was the most peculiar thing for Lucy, the great white birds singing in human voices, no one could understand what language they were singing, they flew over their heads and disappeared behind the ship, on their way to the table of Aslan for breakfast.After a while, they flew back again, flew over their heads, and disappeared into the east."
What beautiful, clear waters," Lucy exclaimed to herself.Just after noon the next day, she was lying on the side of the port side and looking out.Indeed, the first thing that caught her eye was a small, black thing, about the size of a shoe, always keeping pace with their boat along the way.For a moment, she thought it was something floating on the water.But then, an expired piece of bread that the cook had just thrown out of the ship's galley floated on the water, and it looked as if it was about to collide with the thing, but it didn't.The bread skimmed over it, and Lucy could now see that the black thing could not be on the water.Then the black thing suddenly became very large, but after a while it shrank back to its original size.Lucy knew she had seen the same thing elsewhere, if only she could remember somewhere.She propped her head on one hand, wrinkled her little face, and stuck out her tongue in her thoughts.Finally, she remembered.That's right, that's exactly what you see on a sunny day, when you look out on a train.What you see is the dark shadow of the train you are riding on, speeding along the fields at the same speed as the train.As soon as the train enters the trench, the shadow immediately becomes close to you and grows larger, speeding down the grassy slope on the side of the trench.When he got out of the trench again and found that the shadow had returned to its normal size, he continued to gallop along the field."
That's our shadow, the shadow of the Dawn Treader," Lucy said excitedly, "and the shadow of our ship is sailing along the ocean floor."
As it passes over the top of a hill at the bottom of the ocean, the shadow becomes much larger.But if that's the case, then the water must be clearer than I imagined, my God, I must have seen the bottom of the sea, very deep, the bottom of the sea. ”After she said this, she already knew in her heart that the large area of silver light that she had been looking at for a long time was actually the beach at the bottom of the sea, and the various things that were dark or bright were not light or shadows, but things that did exist at the bottom of the sea.For example, their ship had now sailed a lot of soft purple-green stuff, with a light gray strap wrapped around it.But now, now that she knew it was under the sea, it looked much easier for her.She could see that the small black thing was taller than the others, gently rippling."
It's like trees swaying gently in the wind," Lucy said, "and I'm sure they must be trees, it's an undersea forest." ”They drove over the undersea forest, and in a few moments, the light gray band met with the other."
If I were down there," Lucy thought to herself, "the belt would be like a path through the forest.And the intersection of those two belts is the crossroads.Oh, I wish I could be there.Ah, the forest is coming to an end, and I'm convinced that the strip is really a road, and I can still see it continuing through the empty sand, albeit of a different color.There are dotted lines on the edges, maybe they're all stones, and they're getting wider and wider. ”But it wasn't really widening, it was she getting closer, and she realized it because the path was rushing towards the hull of the ship as the shadow of the ship passed.And this road, now she was very sure that this was the road that began to zigzag forward.Apparently, it was climbing a steep hill.And when she tilts her head to the side and looks back, she feels very similar to how you look down from the top of a hill down a winding path.She could even see the sunlight shining through the deep water, shining directly on the wooded valley, and at the far distance, all the scene melted into a blur of green.But there are places where the sun is shrouded, and it seems to her that they are all dark blue.Either way, she couldn't have spent too much time looking behind her, and the view that came with it was so exciting.Now the road had reached the top of the hill and was heading straight ahead.There are also small spots moving back and forth on it.And now, fortunately, there was plenty of sunshine, and the sun shone into the deep sea, still shining brightest, and something most wonderful came into view.The thing is mound-shaped, jagged and looks like a pearl color, or ivory.She was right above it, and so close that at first, it was hard to tell what it was.It wasn't until she noticed its shadow that it all came to light.The sun fell on Lucy's shoulder, and the shadow of the thing stretched out and lay on the sand behind it.Based on the shapes she saw, it dawned on her that they were the shadows of towers, minarets, towers of light, and domes."
Oh, that's a city, or it's a huge castle."
Lucy said to herself, "But I'd love to know why they built it on top of a high hill," and when she returned to England long after, and told Edmund and Pan all her adventures, they came up with a reason, and I was fairly sure it was the right answer: the deeper you are in the sea, the darker and colder it becomes, and in those deep and cold places there are dangerous species such as squid, sea serpents, and monsters of the North Sea.The canyons are all wild and dangerous.The seafarers feel about their canyons like we feel about the mountains, and they feel about their mountains as much as we feel about their valleys.It is warm and tranquil in high places or, as we say, "in shallow places".The reckless hunters and brave knights would go down to the depths of the ocean to explore and adventure, but would return to their homes high up to rest in peace, and they, like us, would mingle with each other, hold meetings, attend athletic events, and sing and dance.As they passed through the city, the bottom of the sea was still rising.Now the bottom of the sea was only a few hundred feet below the ship, and the road was gone.They are currently navigating an open area like a park, dotted with groves of brightly colored grass.Then Lucy almost screamed with excitement that she saw a human.There were fifteen to twenty of them, and all of them were riding seahorses, not the kind of little seahorses you see in museums, but seahorses that were much taller than themselves.Lucy thought to herself that they must be some princes and nobles, for she could see a flash of gold on their foreheads, and the most popular emerald green streamers or orange objects fluttering on their shoulders."
Ah, these fish are so annoying," said Lucy suddenly, for a large school of little fat fish was swimming happily close to the surface of the water, and came between her and the sea people.Although this ruined her Yaxing, she witnessed one of the most interesting things.Suddenly, a ferocious little fish that she had never seen before immediately snapped from below and bit a small fat fish, grabbed it in its mouth, and quickly sank into the water.The sea people all rode on seahorses and looked up at this scene.They seemed to laugh while talking.Before the fish could return to them with its booty, another fish of the same species came from the seaman towards them.At the same time, Lucy was almost certainly the big man on the seahorse in the middle of the group, and it seemed that he had been holding the fish in his hand or on his wrist until now."
Well, I dare assert," said Lucy, "it's a hunting party, or more like a hunting team with eagles."
That's right, that's it.They ride with these ferocious little fish on their wrists, just as we rode with falcons on our wrists long ago when we were kings and queens in Kelparaville.Then they release the game fish, or should I say let them swim to the prey. ”She stopped suddenly, for the scene was changing.The seafarers noticed the "Dawn Treading Waves".The large school of fish fled desperately, and the seamen swam up to see what was really about this massive, black thing that suddenly stood between the sun and them.And now that they're almost above the water, Lucy should be talking to them if they're in the open, not in the water.They were both men and women, and they all wore some kind of small crown on their heads, and many wore chains made of pearls.They weren't wearing anything else.Their bodies are old ivory in color and their hair is dark purple.The king was in the center, and no one could mistake him, staring at Lucy's face arrogantly and fiercely, waving the spear in his hand.His knights followed him.Several of the ladies were surprised.Lucy was intuitively convinced that they had never seen a ship or a human before, they were in the sea beyond the end of the world, and no ship had ever come here, how could they see it, "Lucy, what are you staring at?"
a voice sounded beside her.Lucy was immersed in what she was seeing, and then she was disturbed by the voice.When she turned around, she found that one of her arms was numb, from the long time she had pressed her weight on the side of the railing.At some point, Drinin and Edmund stood by her side."
Look."
She said.Both of them looked over, but almost immediately Drinin's deep voice rang out: "Your Majesty, turn your head back at once, well done, turn your back to the sea, and don't look there unless we talk about something very important." ”"Why the hell is going on," Lucy asked, obediently doing as he was told."
Sailors are never allowed to see such things," Drinin said, "and when they do, some of us will fall in love with the ama, or with this underwater world, and then we will jump off the boat."
I've heard that something like this has happened in unfamiliar waters before.Misfortune always happens when you see these people. ”"But we used to know them," said Lucy, "in the old days of Kelpalavier, when my brother Peter became the Supreme King, they came out on the water and sang to congratulate us on our coronation. ”"I think it must be a very different kind of sea people, Lucy," said Edmund, "and they can live in the open as well as they do in the sea."
And I'm sure these people can't do it.Judging by the way they looked, if they could have done it, they would have rushed out of the water and started attacking us.They seem to be very ferocious. ”"All in all," Drinin said, and just then, two voices came at the same time.One was a plopping sound, the other was a cry from the observation deck: "Someone has fallen overboard" and everyone was in a hurry.Some of them hurried up to the heights to collect the sails, and some of them hurried down to paddle; Reins, who was on duty in the stern, began to turn the rudder desperately in order to turn the bow of the ship back to the place where the man had fallen overboard.But now everyone knows that it was not people at all who fell into the water, but Repechip."
That pesky rat," Drinin scolded angrily, "is much more troublesome than all the crew combined."
Whatever the mess, it should have been shackled, handcuffed, tied under the keel, dragged banished, and its beard cut off.Does anyone see where this little fool is" Saying this doesn't mean that Drinin really doesn't like Reppechip.On the contrary, he liked it very much, and was afraid that something would happen to it, and it was because of fear that Drinin would throw a tantrum like your mother would be furious about you running into the road with a car in front of you, and a stranger would not be so.Of course, no one will worry about falling into the water because he is a very good swimmer.However, the three men who knew what was under the water were very afraid of the terrible spears in the hands of the sea men.A few minutes later, the Dawn Tread came back around, and everyone could see the small black mass in the water, which was Reppechip.It was squeaking something excitedly, but the water kept pouring into its mouth, so no one could understand what it was saying."
If we don't shut it up, it'll blurt out everything."
Drinin shouted.In order to prevent such a thing from happening, he hurried to the side of the gunwale, lowered the cable himself, and shouted to the crew: "Alright, alright, go back to your post, I hope I can pull a mouse up without anyone's help." ”Repeztrap began to climb up the cable, not very agile, for it was soaked with hair, which made its body very heavy, and Drinin bent down and whispered to it, "Don't speak, don't say a word," but as soon as the wet rat stepped onto the deck, he showed no interest in the seamen."
So sweet," it squeaked, "so sweet, so sweet" "What nonsense are you talking about," Drinin asked angrily, "and don't shake all the water from you on mine." ”"I tell you, the sea is sweet," said the mouse excitedly, "and it is sweet and fresh, not salty." ”For a moment, no one took this as anything important, but then Repechip repeated the old prophecy again: the place where the waves become sweet, do not doubt, Repechip, that is the end of the East.At this point, everyone understood what was going on."
Neve, bring me a bucket."
Drinin commanded.He took the bucket, then lowered it into the sea, and picked it up again, and the water in it shone like glass."
Maybe Your Majesty will want to be the first to taste it."
Drining said to Casbin.The king took the bucket in his hands, raised it to his lips, took a small sip, and then drank it deeply.When he raised his head again, his face changed significantly, not only did his eyes become brighter, but his whole person was full of energy and heroic."
Yes," he affirmed, "the water is sweet."
This is real water.I'm not sure if I drink it.But until now, even if I knew that I would die if I drank it, I was willing to choose to drink it. ”"What do you mean by that?"
asked Edmund curiously."
It's more like light than anything else."
Caspian said."
Indeed," said Rappechip, "the drinkable water of light, and now we must be very close to the end of the world." ”After a moment of silence, Lucy fell to her knees on the deck and drank from the bucket."
It's the most wonderful thing I've ever tasted."
She gasped in satisfaction and said, "But, oh, it's too strong.We don't need to eat anything now. ”The people on board drank one by one, and then everyone fell into a long silence.They all felt that the water was simply delicious and too strong to bear.After a while, they began to notice another effect.As we said before, since they left the island of La Mandou, there has been too much light, the sun is very huge but not too hot, the sea is very bright, and the sky is shining.At this time, the light did not diminish in the slightest, maybe it should have been, it became stronger, but they could still bear it.They can look up directly at the sun without blinking their eyes.They can stare at a more intense light than they have seen before.At the same time, the decks, the sails, their faces, and their bodies grew brighter and brighter, and even every cable shimmered.The next morning, when the sun rose, it looked five or six times bigger than before.Everyone stared hard at the sun, and they could see the wings of birds flying from the sun.The people on board barely said anything that day.Until it was almost lunchtime when no one wanted to eat, and for them it was enough to drink the water, and Drinin said: "I can't figure out what it was, there was no wind at all, the sails hung there motionless, the sea was as calm as a pond, but our boat was still moving as fast as if it were a gust of wind." ”"I'm thinking about it, too," said Casper, "we must have encountered some mighty current." ”"Well," said Edmund, "it wouldn't be a wonderful thing if the world really had a periphery and we were approaching it." ”"You mean," said Caspian, "there's a good chance we'll just fall," "yes, yes," said Repechip, clapping his little paws, "that's what I've always imagined of a world like a great round table, where the waters of all the oceans would pour endlessly down the edge."
The ship will flip upside down, and we'll know when we reach the edge, and then, down, down, down, down, down,"Maybe it's Aslan's land," Repecip said with his eyes lit up and a look of excitement, "Perhaps, there's no bottom at all."
Maybe all the way down, all the way down, all the way down, never-ending.But no matter how bad it is, isn't it worth it to see the edge of the end of the world with your own eyes, even for a moment?"
"But, you see," said Eustace, "it's just nonsense, the world is round, I mean, round like a ball, not like a tabletop." ”"Our world is like this," said Edmund, "but is it like this in the world here?"
"You mean to say," asked Casbye, "you all three come from a spherical world that is round like a ball, and you never mentioned it to me, and you are so uninteresting, because the world of our fairy tales is spherical, and I have always loved those fairy tales."
I've never believed in any truly spherical world.But I always wanted to have a world like that, and I longed to live there.Oh, I'm willing to do anything, I can't figure out why you can enter our world, but we can't enter your world, even if I only give me a chance like this, it must be very exciting to live on something like a ball.Have you ever been to a place where people walk upside down" Edmund shook his head and said, "It's not what you thought it was," and then he added, "When you get there, you'll see that there's nothing particularly exciting about the circular world at all." ”t1706231537: