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being swallowed by a large fissure in the rock. At the foot of the ravine, is the entrance into Yordas Cave, forming a regular arch about 7 feet high, and 8 feet wide. On gaining admittance, the guide fixes an ample number of candles upon two cross pieces of wood at the end of a long pole; the vistor, also, takes one in each hand. You then proceed under a low rock, which hangs to within 5 feet of the floor. After proceeding a few

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ENTRANCE TO YORDAS

yards, the cave seems interminable, as the eye is not quite accustomed to the gloom; and the rushing of a large body of water, reverberating through the hollow space, causes a feeling of awe. A brook runs through the entire length of the cave, which has been called the 'River Styx.' You are now in a magnificent hall, 180 feet long, 48 feet in breadth, and from 35 to 70 feet high; the sides being covered with curious petrifactions. On the east, they are numerous, and give one the idea of escutcheons, armour, and trophies, hung against the
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