Luminous
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In the midst of these
luminous
sheets of water, I then glimpsed flashes of light, like those seen inside a blazing furnace from streams of molten lead or from masses of metal brought to a white heat--flashes so intense that certain areas of the light became shadows by comparison, in a fiery setting from which every shadow should seemingly have been banished.
Then smaller fish appeared: miscellaneous triggerfish, leather jacks, unicornfish, and a hundred others that left stripes on this
luminous
atmosphere in their course.
Just then the
luminous
globe lighting our cell went out, leaving us in profound darkness.
Their
luminous
trail guided us to the Nautilus.
Such a vacuum also reduced wear on the graphite points between which the
luminous
arc expanded.
Among other specimens in these two branches, I noted some windowpane oysters with thin valves of unequal size, a type of ostracod unique to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, then orange-hued lucina with circular shells, awl-shaped auger shells, some of those Persian murex snails that supply the Nautilus with such wonderful dye, spiky periwinkles fifteen centimeters long that rose under the waves like hands ready to grab you, turban snails with shells made of horn and bristling all over with spines, lamp shells, edible duck clams that feed the Hindu marketplace, subtly
luminous
jellyfish of the species Pelagia panopyra, and finally some wonderful Oculina flabelliforma, magnificent sea fans that fashion one of the most luxuriant tree forms in this ocean.
On its platform and on the embankment, crewmen were bustling around, black shadows that stood out clearly in the midst of the
luminous
air.
Emma silently nestled against Charles's shoulder; then, raising her chin, she watched the
luminous
rays of the rockets against the dark sky.
Here and there around her, in the leaves or on the ground, trembled
luminous
patches, as it hummingbirds flying about had scattered their feathers.
Then she appeared dazzling with whiteness in the empty heavens that she lit up, and now sailing more slowly along, let fall upon the river a great stain that broke up into an infinity of stars; and the silver sheen seemed to writhe through the very depths like a heedless serpent covered with
luminous
scales; it also resembled some monster candelabra all along which sparkled drops of diamonds running together.
The
luminous
ray that came straight up from below drew the weight of her body towards the abyss.
At every turning all the lights of the town were seen more and more completely, making a great
luminous
vapour about the dim houses.
A sure, awful,
luminous
perception leaped upon him, and he knew himself for lost.
Beyond that hedge, that garden, and that cottage, a dark mist enveloped with its folds that immensity where Paris slept--a vast void from which glittered a few
luminous
points, the funeral stars of that hell!
Athos, in his hours of gloom--and these hours were frequent--was extinguished as to the whole of the
luminous
portion of him, and his brilliant side disappeared as into profound darkness.
May we not even expect light from the atmosphere, the pressure of which may render it
luminous
as we approach the centre?"
I gazed painfully upon the
luminous
current growing weaker and weaker in the wire coil.
Then I remembered the theory of an English captain, who likened the earth to a vast hollow sphere, in the interior of which the air became
luminous
because of the vast pressure that weighed upon it; while two stars, Pluto and Proserpine, rolled within upon the circuit of their mysterious orbits.
But what were these cavities compared to that in which I stood with wonder and admiration, with its sky of
luminous
vapours, its bursts of electric light, and a vast sea filling its bed?
Evening came, and, as on the previous day, I perceived no change in the
luminous
condition of the air.
His long hair blown by the pelting storm, and laid flat across his immovable countenance, makes him a strange figure; for the end of each lock of loose flowing hair is tipped with little
luminous
radiations.
We advanced in silence, bathed in
luminous
electric fluid.
However, we had left behind us the
luminous
forest, dumb with astonishment, overwhelmed and struck down with a terror which amounted to stupefaction.
It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly, and spectral.
This paste in the tin is no doubt the
luminous
mixture with which the creature was daubed.
He was certainly a splendidly built young athlete, and one could not have wished to look upon a finer sight as his white skin, sleek and
luminous
as a panther's, gleamed in the light of the morning sun, with a beautiful liquid rippling of muscles at every movement.
At the zenith, where the fog was less thick, gray shades bordered the clouds; under an opaque belt, a
luminous
line clearly traced the horizon.
A richly-ornamented room, quickly traversed by the colonists, was joined to a library, over which a
luminous
ceiling shed a flood of light.
They saw his eyes wander over all the marvels of this saloon, lighted by the electric rays which fell from the arabesques of the
luminous
ceiling.
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