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           Sixofthecrew,ofwhomIwasone, havingletdowntheboatintothesea,madeashifttogetclearoftheshipandtherock. Werowed,bymycomputation,aboutthreeleagues, tillwewereabletoworknolonger, beingalreadyspentwithlabourwhilewewereintheship. Wethereforetrustedourselvestothemercyofthewaves, andinabouthalfanhourtheboatwasoversetbyasuddenflurryfromthenorth. Whatbecameofmycompanionsintheboat,aswellasofthosewhoescapedontherock, orwereleftinthevessel,Icannottell; butconcludetheywerealllost. Formyownpart, Iswamasfortunedirectedme, andwaspushedforwardbywindandtide. Ioftenletmylegsdrop, andcouldfeelnobottom; butwhenIwasalmostgone, andabletostrugglenolonger, Ifoundmyselfwithinmydepth; andbythistimethestormwasmuchabated. Thedeclivitywassosmall, thatIwalkednearamilebeforeIgottotheshore, whichIconjecturedwasabouteighto’clockintheevening. Ithenadvancedforwardnearhalfamile, butcouldnotdiscoveranysignofhousesorinhabitants; atleastIwasinsoweakacondition, thatIdidnotobservethem. Iwasextremelytired,andwiththat, andtheheatoftheweather,andabouthalfapintofbrandythatIdrankasIlefttheship, Ifoundmyselfmuchinclinedtosleep. Ilaydownonthegrass,whichwasveryshortandsoft, whereIsleptsounderthaneverIrememberedtohavedoneinmylife, and,asIreckoned,aboutninehours; forwhenIawaked,itwasjustday-light. Iattemptedtorise, butwasnotabletostir: for,asIhappenedtolieonmyback, Ifoundmyarmsandlegswerestronglyfastenedoneachsidetotheground; andmyhair,whichwaslongandthick,tieddowninthesamemanner. Ilikewisefeltseveralslenderligaturesacrossmybody,frommyarm-pitstomythighs. Icouldonlylookupwards; thesunbegantogrowhot, andthelightoffendedmyeyes.