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through the Cabin Scould not soy if the fire

deck. In a

or OIL

commenced below

very short time

it look possession of the after part of the Ship - The Enropeans

got into boots and the main mast

fell as well as

the

mizen

mast.r

By this time my com panion and Shad broken our chain-We simply twisted it open. The chains wort

not

X strong. We had no look to open

the link. Six

who

tver e

chained broke their chains. There

lver £

number

ber of cooks

and corporals

ᏅᏓ

am.

d barbers

deck. When the

main mast fell we jumpedover and clutched it. Some of those

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