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into his eye all at once, and blinded him. The pain occasioned
him to make a frightful cry, and to get up and stretch out his
hands in order to sacrifice. some of us to his rage, but we ran to
places where he could not find us; and after having sought for
us in vain, he groped for the.gate, and went out, howling dreadfully.

We went:out of the palace after the giant, and came to the
shore, where. we had left our rafts, and put them immediately into
the sea. We waited till day in order to get upon them, in case
the giant came towards us with any guide of his own species ;..but
we hoped that if he did not appear by. sunrise, and gave over
this -howling, which we still heard, he would die; and if that
‘happened to be the case, we resolved to stay in the island, and
not to risk our lives upon the rafts. But day had scarcely appeared
when we’ perceived our cruel enemy, accompanied ' by .two others
almost of the same.size leading him, anda great number more
coming. before. him. with a very quick pace. .

When we saw this, we made no delay,’ but got Peach,
upon ‘our rafts, and rowed off. from the shore. ‘The giants, who
‘perceived this, took up great stones, and‘ running to the shore
entered. the: water up to their waists, ‘and threw so exactly that
they sank’all the rafts but that I was upon, and all. my. companions,
‘except .the two with me, were drowned. We. rowed. with all our
might, and got out of the reach of the giants; but. when we got
out to sea, we were exposed to the mercy of the waves and winds,
and tossed about, sometimes on one side, and sometimes on another,
‘and spent that night and the following day under a cruel uncertainty
as to our fate ;.but’next morning we had the good luck to be thrown
upon. an island, where we landed with .much. joy. .We found
excellent fruit there, that gave us great relief, so’ that we pretty
swell recovered our strength.

‘In the evening we fell asleep on the paule of the sea, but were _
‘awaked by ‘the. noise of a serpent as long.as a palm -tree, whose