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Wreck of a Spanish Ship

           AndIhadtwomoreparrots,whichtalkedprettywell,andwouldallcall"RobinCrusoe,"butnonelikemyfirst; nor,indeed,didItakethepainswithanyofthemthatIhaddonewithhim. Ihadalsoseveraltameseafowls,whosenamesIknownot,whomIcaughtupontheshore,andcuttheirwings; andthelittlestakeswhichIhadplantedbeforemycastlewallbeingnowgrownuptoagoodthickgrove,thesefowlsalllivedamongtheselowtrees,andbredthere,whichwasveryagreeabletome; sothat,asIsaidabove,IbegantobeverywellcontentedwiththelifeIled,ifitmightbuthavebeensecuredfromthedreadofthesavages. 

           Butitisotherwisedirected; anditmaynotbeamissforallpeoplewhoshallmeetwithmystory,tomakethisjustobservationfromit,viz.,howfrequently,inthecourseofourlives,theevilwhichinitselfweseekmosttoshun,andwhich,whenwearefallenintoit,isthemostdreadfultous,isoftentimestheverymeansordoorofourdeliverance,bywhichalonewecanberaisedagainfromtheafflictionswearefalleninto. Icouldgivemanyexamplesofthisinthecourseofmyunaccountablelife; butinnothingwasitmoreparticularlyremarkablethaninthecircumstancesofmylastyearsofsolitaryresidenceinthisisland. 

           ItwasnowthemonthofDecember,asIsaidabove,inmytwenty-thirdyear; andthis,beingthesouthernsolstice(forwinterIcannotcallit),wastheparticulartimeofmyharvest,andrequiredmybeingprettymuchabroadinthefields, when,goingoutprettyearlyinthemorning,evenbeforeitwasthoroughdaylight,Iwassurprisedwithseeingalightofsomefireupontheshore,atadistancefrommeofabouttwomiles,towardstheendoftheisland,whereIhadobservedsomesavageshadbeen,asbefore. Butnotontheotherside;but,tomygreataffliction,itwasonmysideoftheisland. 

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