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  ,:5 ,I CAME D[N F MY A"P;T 9 ! TREE1
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BOAT1 : LAY1 Z ! W9D &! SEA _H TOSS$ H]
UP1 ^U ! L&1 AB TWO MILES ON MY "R H&4
,I WALK$ Z F> Z ,I CD ^U ! %ORE 6H GOT
6H]2 B F.D A NECK OR 9LET ( WAT] 2T ME
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CAME BACK =! PRES5T1 2+ M 9T5T ^U GETT+
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PRES5T SUBSI/;E4
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( MY GRIEF2 = ,I SAW EVID5TLY T IF WE _H
KEPT ON BO>D WE _H BE5 ALL SAFE -- T IS
6SAY1 WE _H ALL GOT SAFE ON %ORE1 & ,I
_H N BE5 S MIS]A# Z 6BE LEFT 5TIRETY
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&! SECOND "T ,I SPI$ A SMALL PIECE (
ROPE1 : ,I WOND]$ ,I DID N SEE AT F/1
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,I F.D T ! %IP 0 BULG$1 & _H A GRT D1L (
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LAY LIFT$ UP ^U ! BANK1 & H] H1D L[1 ALM
6! WAT]4 ,0? M1NS ALL H] QU>T] 0 FREE1 &
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F/ "W 0 6SE>*1 & 6SEE :AT 0 SPOIL$ & :AT
0 FREE4 ,&1 F/1 ,I F.D T ALL ! %IP'S
PROVI.NS 7 DRY & UNT\*$ 0! WAT]1 & 2+ V
WELL 4POS$ 6EAT1 ,I W5T 6! BR1D ROOM &
FILL$ MY POCKETS ) BISCUIT1 & ATE X Z ,I
W5T AB O!R ?+S1 = ,I _H NO "T 6LOSE4 ,I
AL F.D "S RUM 9 ! GRT CAB91 ( : ,I TOOK
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6_S ME = :AT 0 2F ME4 ,N[ ,I WANT$ NO?+
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_H S"EAL SP>E Y>DS1 & TWO OR ?REE L>GE
SP>S ( WOOD1 &A SP>E TOPMA/ OR TWO 9 !
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DRIVE AWAY4 ,:5 ? 0 D"O ,I W5T D[N !
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!M TGR AT BO? 5DS Z WELL Z ,I CD1 9 ! =M
(A RAFT1 & LAY+ TWO OR ?REE %ORT PIECES
( PLANK ^U !M CROSSWAYS1 ,I F.D ,I CD
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W5T 6"W1 &)A C>P5T]'S SAW ,I CUT A SP>E
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O3A.N4
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H[ 6PRES]VE :AT ,I LAID ^U X F ! SURF (!
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GOT ?REE (! S1M5'S *E/S1 : ,I _H BROK5
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! F/ ( ^! ,I FILL$ ) PROVI.NS -- VIZ4
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S"EAL1 CASES ( BOTTLES 2L;G+ 6\R SKIPP]1
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ANY ROOM = !M4 ,:ILE ,I 0 DO+ ?1 ,I F.D
! TIDE 2G9 6FL[1 ?\< V CALM2 & ,I _H !
MORTIFIC,N 6SEE MY COAT1 %IRT1 &
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,I WANT$ = PRES5T USE1 = ,I _H O!RS ?+S
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  ,MY NEXT C>E 0 = "S AMMUNI;N & >MS4
,"! 7 TWO V GD F[L+-PIECES 9 ! GRT CAB91
& TWO PI/OLS4 ,^! ,I SECUR$ F/1 ) "S
P[D]-HORNS &A SMALL BAG ( %OT1 & TWO OLD
RU/Y SWORDS4 ,I KNEW "! 7 ?REE B>RELS (
P[D] 9 ! %IP1 B KNEW N ": \R GUNN] _H
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DRY & GD1 ! ?IRD _H TAK5 WAT]4 ,^? TWO
,I GOT 6MY RAFT )! >MS4 ,& N[ ,I ?"\ MYF
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%D GET 6%ORE ) !M1 HAV+ NEI SAIL1 O>1
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ALL MY NAVIG,N4
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CALM SEA2 #B;NDLY1 ! TIDE RIS+1 & SETT+
9 6! %ORE2 #C;RDLY1 :AT LL W9D "! 0 BLEW
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BROK5 MY HE>T2 =1 "K+ NO?+ (! COA/1 MY
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ALL MY C>GO _H SLIPP$ (F T[>DS ! 5D T 0
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ALL MY /R5G?2 NEI DUR/ ,I /IR F ! PO/URE
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DIRECTLY IN4 ,B "H ,I _H L 6H DIPP$ ALL
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/EEP -- T IS 6SAY SLOP+ -- "! 0 NO PLACE
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%ORE1 WD LIE S HI<1 &! O!R S9K L[]1 Z
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GR.D1 "O ON "O SIDE NE> "O 5D1 & "O ON !
O!R SIDE NE> ! O!R 5D2 & ?US ,I LAY TILL
! WAT] E2$ AWAY1 & LEFT MY RAFT & ALL MY
C>GO SAFE ON %ORE4
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PROP] PLACE = MY HABIT,N1 & ": 6/[ MY
GDS 6SECURE !M F :AT"E MI<T HAPP54 ,":
,I WAS1 ,I YET KNEW N2 :E!R ON ! 3T95T
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,I TRAVELL$ = 4COV]Y UP 6! TOP ( T HILL1
":1 AF ,I _H ) GRT LAB\R & DI6ICULTY GOT
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:AT 0 FIT = FOOD1 & :AT N4 ,AT MY -+
BACK1 ,I %OT AT A GRT BIRD : ,I SAW
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,I 2LIEVE X 0 ! F/ GUN T _H BE5 FIR$ "!
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X _H NO TALONS OR CLAWS M ?AN -MON4 ,XS
FLE% 0 C>RION1 & FIT = NO?+4
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RAFT1 & FELL 6"W 6BR+ MY C>GO ON %ORE1 :
TOOK ME UP ! RE/ ( T "D4 ,:AT 6D ) MYF
AT NI<T ,I KNEW N1 NOR 9DE$ ": 6RE/1 =
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= FOOD1 ,I YET SAW N : WAY 6SUPPLY MYF1
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"PICUL>LY "S (! RI7+ & SAILS1 & S* O!R
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ANO!R VOYAGE ON BO>D ! VESSEL1 IF
POSSI#4 ,& Z ,I KNEW T ! F/ /ORM T BLEW
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RESOLV$ 6SET ALL O!R ?+S A"P TILL ,I _H
GOT "EY?+ \ (! %IP T ,I CD GET4 ,!N ,I
CALL$ A C\NCIL -- T IS 6SAY 9 MY ?"\S
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TIDE 0 D[N2 & ,I DID S1 ONLY T ,I /RIPP$
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PAIR ( PUMPS ON MY FEET4
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SECOND RAFT2 &1 HAV+ _H EXP]I;E (! F/1
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BR"\ AWAY S"EAL ?+S V USE;L 6ME2 Z F/1 9
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MO/ USE;L ?+ CALL$ A GR9D/"O4 ,ALL ^! ,I
SECUR$1 TGR ) S"EAL ?+S 2L;G+ 6! GUNN]1
"PICUL>LY TWO OR ?REE IRON CR[S1 & TWO
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ROLL ( %EET-L1D2 B ? LA/ 0 S H1VY1 ,I CD
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T ,I CD F9D1 &A SP>E =E-TOPSAIL1 A
HAMMOCK1 & "S B$D+2 &) ? ,I LOAD$ MY
SECOND RAFT1 & BR"\ !M ALL SAFE ON %ORE1
6MY V GRT -=T4
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! L&1 T AT L1/ MY PROVI.NS MI<T 2 DEV\R$
ON %ORE3 B :5 ,I CAME BACK ,I F.D NO
SIGN ( ANY VISITOR2 ONLY "! SAT A
CR1TURE L A WILD CAT ^U "O (! *E/S1 :1
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& !N /OOD /4 ,%E SAT V -POS$ &
UNCONC]N$1 & LOOK$ FULL 9 MY FACE1 Z IF
%E _H A M9D 6BE ACQUA9T$ ) ME4 ,I
PRES5T$ MY GUN AT H]1 B1 Z %E DID N "U/&
X1 %E 0 P]FECTLY UNCONC]N$ AT X1 NOR DID
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ATE X1 & LOOK$ 7Z IF PL1S$7 = M2 B ,I
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96? T5T ,I BR"\ "EY?+ T ,I KNEW WD SPOIL
EI ) RA9 OR SUN2 & ,I PIL$ ALL ! EMPTY
*E/S & CASKS UP 9 A CIRCLE R.D ! T5T1
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B1/4
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(! T5T ) "S BO>DS )91 & AN EMPTY *E/ SET
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MY GUN AT L5G? 0ME1 ,I W5T 6B$ =! F/ "T1
& SLEPT V QUIETLY ALL NI<T1 = ,I 0 V
WE>Y & H1VY2 =! NI<T 2F ,I _H SLEPT LL1
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0 N SATISFI$ /1 = :ILE ! %IP SAT UP"R 9
T PO/URE1 ,I ?"\ ,I "\ 6GET "EY?+ \ ( H]
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"PICUL>LY ! ?IRD "T ,I W5T ,I BR"\ AWAY
Z M* (! RI7+ Z ,I CD1 Z AL ALL ! SMALL
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SP>E CANVAS1 : 0 6M5D ! SAILS ^U O3A.N1
&! B>REL ( WET GUNP[D]4 ,9 A ^W1 ,I BR"\
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Z M]E CANVAS ONLY4
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AF ,I _H MADE FIVE OR SIX S* VOYAGES Z
^!1 & ?"\ ,I _H NO?+ M 6EXPECT F ! %IP T
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RUNLETS ( RUM1 OR _SS1 A BOX ( SUG>1 &A
B>REL ( F9E FL\R2 ? 0 SURPRIS+ 6ME1 2C
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P>CEL 0P>CEL1 9 PIECES (! SAILS1 : ,I
CUT \2 &1 9 A ^W1 ,I GOT ALL ? SAFE ON
%ORE AL4
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HAV+ PL"U$ ! %IP ( :AT 0 PORTA# & FIT
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96PIECES1 S* Z ,I CD MOVE1 ,I GOT TWO
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L>GE RAFT1 ,I LOAD$ X ) ALL ^! H1VY GDS1
& CAME AWAY4 ,B MY GD LUCK 2GAN N[ 6L1VE
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ALL MY C>GO 96! WAT]4 ,Z = MYF1 X 0 NO
GRT H>M1 = ,I 0 NE> ! %ORE2 B Z 6MY
C>GO1 X 0 A GRT "P ( X LO/1
ESPECI,Y ! IRON1 : ,I EXPECT$ WD H BE5 (
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MO/ (! PIECES (! CA# A%ORE1 & "S (!
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! SAME "T X HAPP5$1 AF ,I _H LAID MY
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