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theelveslairsaongthethickets
oftheislandfeostofthelept,and
theislandghthaveseeddesertedtoaneer;
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tookountable
obstaclehatihadnovesseltontaintheeri
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oftheddaysun,chingalldayichedthatsail,
eatingordrinkingnothing,sothatheadreeled;andthebeastscaandglaredat,andseedtowonder,andeand
syblazetheislandofdooreau
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headlandandrestedyhandsandstared
sloheboatdrovepasttohei
outtoit,butsothingald,vague
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hadbeendeadsolongthattheyfelltopiecesiltedtheboatonitssideanddraggedtheutonehada
shockofredhair,likethecaptainoftheipecacuanha,andadirtyoftheboat
asistoodbesidetheboat,threeofthebeastscaslinkingoutofthebushesandsniffingtoeoneofspasofdisgusteithrustthelittleboat
doberedonboardherthe
bruteseforhquivering
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atoneanotherandcaughtthegleaftheirteeth,afrantiyrepulsionituedback
uponthestruckthelugandbeganpaddlingouttoseaiuldnotbringselftolookbehind
ilay,hohereefandtheislandthat
night,andthenextingand
filledtheetykegaboardherthen,hsuch
patienceasiuldnd,illectedaquantityof
fruit,andylastthree
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aninionofthereef,forfearofthebeast
peopletheislandofdooreau
xxiithenalone
intheeveningistarted,anddroveouttoseabeforeagentlethesouth,sloeadily;andthe
islandgreallerandsller,andthelankspireofskedoafinerandfinerlineagainstthehot
sunsettheoe,hidingthatlow,
darkpatyeyesthedaylight,thetrailinggloryofthesun,ingoutofthesky,wasdrawnaside
likesolunouscurtain,andatlastilookedintothebluegulfofiensityhesunshinehides,andsawthefloatinghostsofthestarsthesea,theskyihthenightandsilence
soidriftedforthreedays,eatinganddrinkingsparingly,andditatinguponallthathadhappenedto,notdesiringverygreatlythentoseenagainoneuncleanrage,hairablacktangle:no
doubtdisverersthoughtadn
itisstrange,butifeltnodesiretoretutonkindiobequitofthefoulnessofthebeast
peopleandonthethirddayikedupbyabrig
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