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“ flowing the banks of it„ spread itself over the 
“ whole valley, covering all the low grounds in its 
“ neighborhood; and, not having any sufficient 
“ outlet to empty itself by, it rose to a very 
“ great height, and overran all the neighboring 
u country, insinuating itself between the hills, 
(C and covering some of the lower ones. The 
ce hills here are not continued in a long chain or 
“ series, but are separated from one another, and 
“ detached ; and between them run little rivulets 
“ or brooks: so that, besides filling up the whole 
“ of the valley in which the river Skapta ran, the 
“ fiery stream spread itself for a considerable dis- 
“ tance on each side, getting vent between the 
“ above-mentioned hills, and laying all the neigh- 
66 boring country under fire. The fiery lake, get- 
u ting fresh and greater supplies from the spouts, 
“ now ran up the course of the river, and over- 
flowed all the lower grounds above; and, as it 
u proceeded upwards, it dried the river, until the 
“ stream was stopped against the side of the hill 
cc from whence the river takes its rise. The lava 
u now rose to a prodigious height, and the fiery 
u lake overflowed all the village of Buland; the 
“ church, houses, and every thing in its way 
“ being consumed : those who knew the situation 
“ of this village, upon what high ground it stands, 
u would be astonished to think that it could have 
u been overflowed. Two other farm-houses in 
