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Tames Goats

           forthoughtheislanditselfwasnotverylarge,yetwhenIcametotheeastsideofitIfoundagreatledgeofrockslieoutabovetwoleaguesintothesea,someabovewater,someunderit,andbeyondthatashoalofsand,lyingdryhalfaleaguemore; sothatIwasobligedtogoagreatwayouttoseatodoublethepoint. 

           WhenfirstIdiscoveredthem,Iwasgoingtogiveovermyenterprise,andcomebackagain,notknowinghowfaritmightobligemetogoouttosea,and,aboveall,doubtinghowIshouldgetbackagain,soIcametoananchor; forIhadmademeakindofananchorwithapieceofbrokengrapplingwhichIgotoutoftheship. 

           Havingsecuredmyboat,Itookmygunandwentonshore,climbingupuponahill,whichseemedtooverlookthatpoint,whereIsawthefullextentofit,andresolvedtoventure. 

           Inmyviewingtheseafromthathill,whereIstood,Iperceivedastrong,andindeedamostfuriouscurrent,whichruntotheeast,andevencameclosetothepoint; andItookthemorenoticeofbecauseIsawtheremightbesomedangerthatwhenIcameintoitImightbecarriedouttoseabythestrengthofit,andnotbeabletomaketheislandagain. Andindeed,hadInotgottenfirstupuponthishill,Ibelieveitwouldhavebeenso;fortherewasthesamecurrentontheothersideoftheisland,onlythatitsetoffatafartherdistance;andIsawtherewasastrongeddyundertheshore; soIhadnothingtodobuttogetinoutofthefirstcurrent,andIshouldpresentlybeinaneddy. 

           Ilayhere,however,twodays; becausethewind,blowingprettyfreshatESE.,andthatbeingjustcontrarytothesaidcurrent,madeagreatbreachoftheseauponthepoint; sothatitwasnotsafeformetokeeptooclosetotheshoreforthebreach,nortogotoofaroffbecauseofthestream. 

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