36xxxx 066 Stealing A Sub

There's nothing any finer than a taste of freedom after being shut up against your will. The Gregory party is now enjoying their second bit of freedom since landing at Euclidea, the Magic Island. When Jerry and Jones set out to do a little detective work in the lower levels of the island, they were only hoping and rather faintly hoping at that, that they might possibly discover some

weak link in the Euclidean's plans to keep them prisoners. They had more good luck than anyone expected and found one of the fast submarines with no one guarding it. This is Gregory and the captain arrived at the same time.

And with Joan with the controls, our four friends have helped themselves to the 100-foot submarine. They are now racing to get away from Euchadia and the power of G47 and his scientists. I believe we have now attained maximum speed.

You may close at Valsgierry. OK, Joan. Close at the dears. How can you maintain your speed in this thing if you shut off the compressed air, Joan? The air is not used as motive power, Captain Redford.

It merely forces the fuel pellets into the combustion tank. But Joan Diley, what makes this submarine go? Did you not see that small cylinder Jerry inserted in that heavy projectile-shaped tank? See here, Mrs. Gregory. One of these little things.

I see them, Jerry, but they're hardly larger than a golf ball. They are quite large enough to propel this submersible ship for a distance of 25 miles at maximum speed. But Joan, 25 miles on one of these little capsules?

Approximately, Captain. Sure. There's enough of these little things here to take us to Los Angeles. You know, San Trus? Precisely, Mother. The first requirement when a submarine commander lands her boat at Yucidia is to refuel, and the minimum charges for 5,000 miles.