"The 'Nautilus' is imprisoned in this grotto, the entrance of which is blocked up; but, although egress is impossible, the vessel may at least sink in the abyss, and there bury my remains."
Ám ha börtönét nem hagyhatja is el, a hajó mindazonáltal lesüllyedhet a víz fenekére, hogy a mélységben őrizze meg a holttestemet...