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It would be impossible to transcribe the overwhelming systems and theories which were emitted by these audacious minds . Since Barbicane 's attempt it seemed that nothing was impossible to Americans . They had already formed the project of sending , not another commission of _ savants _ , but a whole colony , and a whole army of infantry , artillery , and cavalry to conquer the lunar world . At 1 a.m. the sounding-line was not all hauled in . Ten thousand feet remained out , which would take several more hours to bring in . According to the commander 's orders the fires had been lighted , and the pressure was going up already . The Susquehanna might have started at once .