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of lava and scoriae and a congregation of small volcanic cones, 

 wonderfully sharp and perfect, and with all the appearance of 

 being comparatively recent. It is across this nock that the road 



passes to Furnas, and as it wound among the wooded dells be- 

 tween the cones we had a splendid view of the northern coast, 

 with its long line of headlands — lava flows separated by deep 

 bays radiantly blue and white under the sun and wind, and pass- 



