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crawled upon my knees. And there were in
the island fruits in abundance, and springs of

sweet water: therefore I ate of those fruits;
and I ceased not to continue in this state for
many days and nights. My spirit had then

 

revived, my soul had returned to me, and my
power of motion was renewed; and I began to
meditate, and to walk along the shore of the
island, amusing myself among the trees with the
sight of the things that God (whose name be