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were on

fire.

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on to

some had fallen the deck : about three quarkis

of an hour after I got up, the

foremast fell into the sea. I

and

many

others

bowsprit and the fire

lowards

consing

ev

the

AXED

when the

fore mast feel. I and others dropped-

into the sea from the bowsprit

and got on to the most :

many

were drowned in attempting

to do so;

the foremast remained

alongside the fare part of

The

ship which appeared to remain

me

honlop ; - I believe, the repel

was al ancher, as

the anchor

as t

had dropped in consequence of

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