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Sometimes, when clouds have formed below the summit, the country
as viewed from above resembles a sea of mist; a few of the
highest mountain peaks having the appearance of islands, on which
the sun seems to shine with unusual splendour. And when the
spectator is so situated that his shadow falls upon the cloud, he
may observe some curious meteorological phenomena. To those who
have frequently beheld it under other circumstances, this may be
a new and magnificent spectacle; but a tourist, making his first
and perhaps only visit, will naturally wish to have the features
of the country more completely developed. It is a grievous though
not an uncommon circumstance, to be wrapt in a cloud, which seems
to be continually passing on, yet never leaves the mountain
during the time appropriated for the stay; but those who are
fortunate enough to be upon the summit at the very time of the
cloud's departure, will experience a gratification of no common
kind; when - like the rising of the curtain in a theatre - the
country in a moment bursts upon the eye.
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