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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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To
secure
the
port,
which
struck
the
ship
with
such
force
as
to
threaten
to
start
the
plank
or
fastenings,
was
an
object
of
deep
solicitude
to
every
one.
Mr.
Slim,
for
once,
was
very
active
and
forward.
He
was
evidently
filled
with
apprehension
of
losing
his
life,
or,
what
was
not
less
dear
to
him,
his
share
of
the
cargo;
for,
instead
of
looking
deliberately
about
him
to
see
what
remedy
was
practicable,
he
seized
a
rope,
and
sprang
into
the
space
between
the
doable
sides,
probably
with
the
intention
of
fastening
the
shutter
to
the
ring
bolt,
when
it
should
swing
to;
but,
losing
his
footing
on
the
wet
and
slippery
floor
of
the
inner
side,
he
launched
half
way
out
of
the
port,
and
as
the
ship
rolled
to
windward,
the
slam
of
the
shutter
instantly
killed
him.
There
was
a
sense
of
grief
expressed
in
every
countenance,
on
this
melancholy
occasion.
Seamen
invariably
exhibit
feeling
for
the
sufferings
and
misfortunes
of
their
comrades,
however
vicious
and
disagreeable
they
may
have
been.
The
paddle
port
was,
with
great
difficulty,
secured;
but
without
any
other
essential
damage.
Fine
weather
soon
returned,
and
we
pursued
our
course
pleasantly
towards
home.
The
remainder
of
the
voyage
was
marked
by
no
uncommon
circumstance.
When
we
approached
the
coast
of
America,
I
called
my
officers
and
men
together,
and
endeavoured
to
impress
their
minds
with
a
strong
sense
of
the
importance
of
profound
secrecy
in
relation
to
the
subject
of
our
voyage,
and
particularly
enjoined
upon
them
the
necessity
of
refraining
from
liquor,
which
always
makes
sailors
thoughtless
and
loquacious.
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