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- Another anchor was got ready and dropped in a fathom and a half of water.Chapter 33 — The Fall of a Chieftain (76% in)
- We left a good stock of powder and shot, the bulk of the salt goat, a few medicines, and some other necessaries, tools, clothing, a spare sail, a fathom or two of rope, and by the particular desire of the doctor, a handsome present of tobacco.Chapter 34 — And Last (44% in)
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