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           Buttogoon. AfterIhadthussecuredonepartofmylittlelivingstock,Iwentaboutthewholeisland,searchingforanotherprivateplacetomakesuchanotherdeposit; when,wanderingmorethethewestpointoftheislandthanIhadeverdoneyet,andlookingouttosea,IthoughtIsawaboatuponthesea,atagreatdistance. Ihadfoundaprospectiveglassortwoinoneoftheseamen’schests,whichIsavedoutofourship,butIhaditnotaboutme; andthiswassoremotethatIcouldnottellwhattomakeofit,thoughIlookedatittillmyeyeswerenotabletoholdtolookanylonger. Whetheritwasaboatornot,Idonotknow;butasIdescendedfromthehill,Icouldseenomoreofit,soIgaveitover; onlyIresolvedtogonomoreoutwithoutaprospectiveglassinmypocket. 

           WhenIwascomedownthehilltotheendoftheisland,where,indeed,Ihadneverbeenbefore,Iwaspresentlyconvincedthattheseeingtheprintofaman’sfootwasnotsuchastrangethingintheislandasIimagined. And,butthatitwasaspecialprovidencethatIwascastuponthesideoftheislandwherethesavagesnevercame,Ishouldeasilyhaveknownthatnothingwasmorefrequentthanforthecanoesfromthemain,whentheyhappenedtobealittletoofaroutatsea,toshootovertothatsideoftheislandforharbor; likewise,astheyoftenmetandfoughtintheircanoes,thevictorshavingtakenanyprisonerswouldbringthemovertothisshore,whereaccordingtotheirdreadfulcustoms,beingallcannibals,theywouldkillandeatthem; ofwhichhereafter. 

           WhenIwascomedownthehilltotheshore,asIsaidabove,beingtheSW.pointoftheisland,Iwasperfectlyconfoundedandamazed; norisitpossibleformetoexpressthehorrorofmymindatseeingtheshorespreadwithskulls,hands,feet,andotherbonesofhumanbodies;