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A Cave Retreat

           SoIkeptatmycastleonlyfive,whichstoodready-mounted,likepiecesofcannon,onmyoutmostfence;andwerereadyalsototakeoutuponanyexpedition. 

           Uponthisoccasionofremovingmyammunition,Itookoccasiontoopenthebarrelofpowder,whichItookupoutofthesea,andwhichhadbeenwet; andIfoundthatthewaterhadpenetratedaboutthreeoffourinchesintothepowderoneveryside,whichcaking,andgrowinghard,hadpreservedtheinsidelikeakernelinashell; sothatIhadnearsixtypoundsofverygoodpowderinthecentreofthecask. Andthiswasanagreeablediscoverytomeatthattime; soIcarriedallawaythither,neverkeepingabovetwoorthreepoundsofpowderwithmeinmycastle,forfearofasurpriseofanykind. IalsocarriedthitheralltheleadIhadleftforbullets. 

           Ifanciedmyselfnowlikeoneoftheancientgiants,whichweresaidtoliveincavesandholesintherocks,wherenonecouldcomeatthem; forIpersuadedmyself,whileIwashere,iffivehundredsavagesweretohuntme,theycouldneverfindmeout; or,iftheydid,theywouldnotventuretoattackmehere. 

           Theoldgoat,whomIfoundexpiring,diedinthemouthofthecavethenextdayafterImadethisdiscovery; andIfounditmucheasiertodigagreatholethere,andthrowhiminandcoverhimwithearth,thantodraghimout;soIinterredhimthere,topreventtheoffencetomynose. 

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