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How My Sea Adventure Began

           Thethingwasextremelysmall,evenforme,andIcanhardlyimaginethatitcouldhavefloatedwithafull-sizedman.Therewasonethwartsetaslowaspossible,akindofstretcherinthebows,andadoublepaddleforpropulsion.

           Ihadnotthenseenacoracle,suchastheancientBritonsmade,butIhaveseenonesince,andIcangiveyounofairerideaofBenGunn’sboatthanbysayingitwaslikethefirstandtheworstcoracleevermadebyman.Butthegreatadvantageofthecoracleitcertainlypossessed,foritwasexceedinglylightandportable.

           Well,nowthatIhadfoundtheboat,youwouldhavethoughtIhadhadenoughoftruantryforonce,butinthemeantimeIhadtakenanothernotionandbecomesoobstinatelyfondofitthatIwouldhavecarrieditout,Ibelieve,intheteethofCaptainSmolletthimself.Thiswastoslipoutundercoverofthenight,cuttheHispaniolaadrift,andlethergoashorewhereshefancied.Ihadquitemadeupmymindthatthemutineers,aftertheirrepulseofthemorning,hadnothingnearertheirheartsthantoupanchorandawaytosea;this,Ithought,itwouldbeafinethingtoprevent,andnowthatIhadseenhowtheylefttheirwatchmenunprovidedwithaboat,Ithoughtitmightbedonewithlittlerisk.

           DownIsattowaitfordarkness,andmadeaheartymealofbiscuit.Itwasanightoutoftenthousandformypurpose.Thefoghadnowburiedallheaven.Asthelastraysofdaylightdwindledanddisappeared,absoluteblacknesssettleddownonTreasureIsland.Andwhen,atlast,IshoulderedthecoracleandgropedmywaystumblinglyoutofthehollowwhereIhadsupped,therewerebuttwopointsvisibleonthewholeanchorage.

           Onewasthegreatfireonshore,bywhichthedefeatedpirateslaycarousingintheswamp.Theother,amerebluroflightuponthedarkness,indicatedthepositionoftheanchoredship.

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