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Chapter 7

           "Takefartoolong,"wasthereply;"can’tbebotheredwaiting.Iwanttobeginatonce!"

           AgainJackconsidered."Ihaveit!"hecried."We’llfellalargetreeandlaunchthetrunkofitinthewater,sothatwhenyouwanttofishyou’venothingtodobuttoswimouttoit."

           "Wouldnotasmallraftdobetter?"saidI.

           "Muchbetter;butwehavenoropestobindittogetherwith.Perhapswemayfindsomethinghereafterthatwilldoaswell,butinthemeantimeletustrythetree."

           Thiswasagreedon;sowestartedofftoaspot,notfardistant,whereweknewofatreethatwouldsuituswhichgrewnearthewater’sedge.AssoonaswereacheditJackthrewoffhiscoat,andwieldingtheaxewithhissturdyarms,hackedandhewedatitforaquarterofanhourwithoutstopping.Thenhepaused,andwhilehesatdowntorestIcontinuedthework.ThenPeterkinmadeavigorousattackonit;sothatwhenJackrenewedhispowerfulblows,afewminutes’cuttingbroughtitdownwithaterriblecrash.

           "Hurrah!Nowforit!"criedJack."Letusoffwithitshead!"

           Sosaying,hebegantocutthroughthestemagainataboutsixyardsfromthethickend.Thisdone,hecutthreestrong,shortpolesorleversfromthestoutbranches,withwhichtorollthelogdownthebeachintothesea;for,asitwasnearlytwofeetthickatthelargeend,wecouldnotmoveitwithoutsuchhelps.Withthelevers,however,werolleditslowlyintothesea.

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