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Chapter 67

           Forallhisstrugglingandplashing,hecouldunderstandthattheyhadlosttheirway,andhadwanderedbacktothepointfromwhichtheystarted;thattheywereallbutlookingon,whilehewasdrowned;thattheywerecloseathand,butcouldnotmakeanefforttosavehim;thathehimselfhadshutandbarredthemout.Heansweredtheshoutwithayell,whichseemedtomakethehundredfiresthatdancedbeforehiseyestrembleandflicker,asifagustofwindhadstirredthem.Itwasofnoavail.Thestrongtidefilledhisthroat,andborehimon,uponitsrapidcurrent.

           Anothermortalstruggle,andhewasupagain,beatingthewaterwithhishands,andlookingout,withwildandglaringeyesthatshowedhimsomeblackobjecthewasdriftingcloseupon.Thehullofaship!Hecouldtouchitssmoothandslipperysurfacewithhishand.Oneloudcry,nowbuttheresistlesswaterborehimdownbeforehecouldgiveitutterance,and,drivinghimunderit,carriedawayacorpse.

           Ittoyedandsportedwithitsghastlyfreight,nowbruisingitagainsttheslimypiles,nowhidingitinmudorlongrankgrass,nowdraggingitheavilyoverroughstonesandgravel,nowfeigningtoyieldittoitsownelement,andinthesameactionluringitaway,until,tiredoftheuglyplaything,itflungitonaswampadismalplacewherepirateshadswunginchainsthroughmanyawintrynightandleftittheretobleach.

           Andthereitlayalone.Theskywasredwithflame,andthewaterthatboreittherehadbeentingedwiththesullenlightasitflowedalong

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