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Land! Land

           

           DickSand,byasupremeprecaution,hadalsobroughtontheforecastletenbarrelsofthecargocontainingwhale’soil.

           Thatoil,properlypouredthemomentthe"Pilgrim"wouldbeinthesurf,oughttocalmtheseaforaninstant,inlubricating,sotosay,themoleculesofwater,andthatoperationwouldperhapsfacilitatetheship’spassagebetweenthereefs.DickSanddidnotwishtoneglectanythingwhichmightsecurethecommonsafety.

           Alltheseprecautionstaken,thenovicereturnedtotakehisplaceatthewheel.

           The"Pilgrim"wasonlytwocables’lengthsfromthecoast,thatis,almosttouchingthereefs,herstarboardsidealreadybathedinthewhitefoamofthesurf.Eachmomentthenovicethoughtthatthevessel’skeelwasgoingtostrikesomerockybottom.

           Suddenly,DickSandknew,byachangeinthecolorofthewater,thatachannellengthenedoutamongthereefs.Hemustenteritbravelywithouthesitating,soastomakethecoastasnearaspossibletotheshore.

           Thenovicedidnothesitate.Amovementofthehelmthrusttheshipintothenarrowandsinuouschannel.Inthisplacetheseawasstillmorefurious,andthewavesdashedonthedeck.

           Theblackswerepostedforward,nearthebarrels,waitingforthenovice’sorders.

           "Pourtheoilpour!"exclaimedDickSand.

           Underthisoil,whichwaspouredonitinquantities,theseagrewcalm,asbyenchantment,onlytobecomemoreterribleagainamomentafter.

           The"Pilgrim"glidedrapidlyoverthoselubricatedwatersandheadedstraightfortheshore.

           Suddenlyashocktookplace

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