Tonight, we\u2019ll read the next part to \u201cTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,\u201d a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.\n\nIn the last episode, while the passengers aboard the Nautilus approach the mysterious Arabian Tunnel that will whisk them to the Mediterranean, Ned insists on taking a detour in a dinghy to pursue a dugong. A dugong is actually a peaceful vegetarian, similar to a manatee, but in Jules Verne\u2019s imagination it is a monstrous beast with large tusks.\n\u2014 read by 'N' \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices