When Columbus' crew caught sight of the New World, a cry arose from the crows nest, "Whirlpool ahead! Whirlpool ahead!". The ships crew responded immediately, trying to evade the spiral of water, but it was too late. They were caught in the middle. Christopher was thrown around like a pinball but incredibly made it to the safety of his cabin. The next thing he knew, the world before him was not the beautiful planet of Earth, but a mysterious world full of gaseous swirls of clouds. "By Jupiter!" he said, "This is incredible!".
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