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BADE ,XURY LOAD BO? ! O!RS4 ,Z SOON Z HE
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O!R T]MS ?AN ,I WD 2 GLAD 6BE SAV$ MYF3
& X MAY1 "O "T OR O!R1 2 MY LOT 6BE TAK5
UP 9 ! SAME 3DI;N4 ,2SS10 SD HE1 8:5 ,I
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"EY?+ 96HIS [N POSSES.N1 & GAVE ME BACK
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EV5 6MY ?REE E>!N J>S4
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SAW1 & TOLD ME HE WD BUY X ( ME = 8
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TOLD HM HE _H BE5 S G5]\S 6ME 9
"EY?+ T ,I CD N (F] 6MAKE ANY PRICE (!
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ME HE WD GIVE ME A NOTE ( H& 6PAY ME
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! BOY AN OBLIG,N 6SET HM FREE 9 T5 YE>S1
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N"E 5 REMEMB]3 HE WD TAKE NO?+ ( ME = MY
PASSAGE1 GAVE ME TW5TY DUCATS =!
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_H 9 MY BOAT1 & CAUS$ "EY?+ ,I _H 9 !
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BOTTLES1 TWO ( MY GUNS1 &A PIECE (! LUMP
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9 A ^W1 ,I MADE AB TWO HUNDR$ & TW5TY
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! M1N"T 6F9D \ "S WAY 6GET MY M"OY1 : ,I
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PURPOSE1 GETT+ A K9D ( LR ( NATURALIS,N1
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SETTLE;T2 S* A "O Z MI<T 2 SUITA# 6!
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PLANT$ "S TOBA3O1 & MADE EA* ( U A L>GE
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,XURY4
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=SOOK MY "F'S H\SE1 & BROKE "? ALL 8 GD
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OR UPP] DEGREE ( L[ LIFE1 : MY "F ADVIS$
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MI<T Z WELL H /AY$ AT HOME1 & N"E H
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LAB\R ( MY H&S2 & ,I US$ 6SAY1 ,I LIV$ J
L A MAN CA/ AWAY ^U "S DESOLATE ISL&1 T
_H NOBODY "! B HMF4 ,B H[ J HAS X BE5 --
& H[ %D ALL M5 REFLECT1 T :5 !Y -P>E _!
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H[ J HAS X BE51 T ! TRULY SOLIT>Y LIFE
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_H 9 ALL PROBABIL;Y BE5 EXCE$+ PROSP]\S
& RI*4
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C>RY+ ON ! PLANT,N 2F MY K9D FR1 !
CAPTA9 (! %IP T TOOK ME UP AT SEA1 W5T
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LAD+ & PREP>+ = 8 VOYAGE1 NE>LY ?REE
MON?S -- :5 TELL+ HM :AT LL /OCK ,I _H
LEFT 2H ME 9 ,LONDON1 HE GAVE ME ? FRLY
& S9C]E ADVICE3- 8,SEIGNIOR ,9GLESE10
SAYS HE 7= S HE ALW CALL$ ME71 8IF Y W
GIVE ME LRS1 &A PROCUR,N 9 =M 6ME1 )
ORD]S 6! P]SON :O HAS YR M"OY 9 ,LONDON
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% DIRECT1 & 9 S* GDS Z >E PROP] = ?
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,I WD H Y GIVE ORD]S B = "O HUNDR$ P.DS
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CD TAKE2 S ,I ACLY PREP>$ LRS 6!
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DESIR$4
  ,I WROTE ! ,5GLI% CAPTA9'S WID[ A FULL
A3.T ( ALL MY ADV5TURES -- MY SLAV]Y1
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[N POCKET S5T ! ,PORTUGAL CAPTA9 A V
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WRITT5 =1 S5T !M DIRECTLY 6HM AT
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TOO "Y 9 MY BUSI;S 6?9K ( !M71 HE _H
TAK5 C>E 6H ALL SORTS ( TOOLS1 IRON"W1 &
UT5SILS NEC = MY PLANT,N1 & : 7 ( GRT
USE 6ME4
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= ,I 0 SURPRIS$ )! JOY ( X2 & MY /OOD
/EW>D1 ! CAPTA91 _H LAID \ ! FIVE P.DS1
: MY FR _H S5T HM =A PRES5T = HMF1
6PUR*ASE & BR+ ME OV] A S]VANT1 "U BOND
= SIX YE>S' S]VICE1 & WD N A3EPT ( ANY
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MANUFACTURE1 S* Z CLO?S1 /U6S1 BAIZE1 &
?+S "PICUL>LY VALUA# & DESIRA# 9 !
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F\R "TS ! VALUE ( MY F/ C>GO1 & 0 N[
9F9ITELY 2Y MY POOR NEI<B\R -- ,I M1N 9
! ADV.E;T ( MY PLANT,N2 =! F/ ?+ ,I DID1
,I B"\ ME A NEGRO SLAVE1 & AN ,EUROP1N
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CAPTA9 BR"\ ME F ,LISBON4
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M1NS ( \R GRTE/ ADV]S;Y1 S X 0 ) ME4 ,I
W5T ON ! NEXT YE> ) GRT SU3ESS 9 MY
PLANT,N3 ,I RAIS$ FIFTY GRT ROLLS (
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! SEA4
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ONCE TW5TY OR ?IRTY FEET DEEP 9 XS [N
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