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tion, Ge. into, to be kept dry either from rain or the spray of the
sea; and a little long hollow place I cut in the inside of the boat,
where I could lay my gun, making a flap to hang down over it to
keep it dry.

I fixed my unbrella also in a step at the stern, like a mast, to
stand over my head, and keep the heat of the sun off me like an
awning; and thus I every now and then took a voyage upon the

 

“1 EVERY NOW AND THEN TOOK A VOYAGE UPON THE SEA.”

sea, but never went far out, not far from the little creek. But at
last, being eager to view the circumference of my little kingdom,
I resolved upon my tour, and accordingly I victualled my ship for
the voyage, putting in two dozen of my loaves (cakes I should

rather call them) of barley bread, an earthen pot full of parched
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