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| While the ] became a reality in the 1990s, throughout the centuries many dreamers and innovators had come up with schemes attempting to link ] and ] (or the ]) beneath the ]. | |||
| A famous depiction of a paranoid fantasy gripping England in the early 19th century was captured in a famous print demonstrating the invasion plans of England supposedly put in place by ]. From the air, the ] was to fly across the Channel in ] balloons. Barges bearing French soldiers were to cross the Channel by water. Another aspect of the fictional "invasion" was legions of French forces marching underground—through a tunnel supported by rafters and lit by torches.<ref> Image and other background material can be found at {{Cite web|url=http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/tunnel.htm |title=theotherside.co.uk tunnel background page|access=09-07-2006}}</ref> | |||
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| * {{cite book | title= Channel Tunnel Visions, 1850-1945: Dreams and Nightmares | author=Keith M. Wilson | publisher=Hambledon Continuum | year=1995 | isbn=1852851325 }} | |||
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