The water would shoot in like a jet of iron. Have you ever felt a straight jet of high pressure water? It would hit as hard as a bullet. It would simply smash him and flatten him. It would tear down his throat, and into his lungs; it would blow in his ears-""What a detailed imagination you have," protested Steevens, who saw things vividly."It's a simple statement of the inevitable," said the lieutenant.
-H.G.Wells
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