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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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A
colony
of
Gentoo
Penguins,
on
the
borders
of
the
south-east
cove
of
Grand
Jason,
first
attracted
my
attention.
Their
city
stands
on
a
beautiful
level
spot,
a
short
distance
from
the
water.
Every
pair
of
Penguins
has
a
separate
establishment
built
of
earth,
stones,
and
sticks,
of
about
two
feet
elevation,
and
eighteen
inches
diameter;
on
the
top
of
which
is
their
nest.
There
are
some
thousands
of
these
stands
arranged
in
regular
order,
with
an
open
square
in
the
centre,
regular
streets
between
the
ranges
of
nests,
and
a
broad
avenue
leading
from
the
square
towards
the
places
of
landing
and
diving.
This
avenue,
a
short
distance
from
the
settlement,
divides
into
two
broad
paths;
one
leading
to
the
diving
place,
which
is
a
perpendicular
rock
in
deep
water,
and
the
other
to
the
landing
place,
which
is
a
sloping
rock
of
easy
access
from
the
sea.
It
being
the
egg
season,
which
soon
passes
away,
I
determined
to
make
it
hold
out,
if
practicable,
until
the
time
of
our
departure,
that
we
might
have
a
stock
of
fresh
eggs
to
take
with
us.
Remembering
that
our
barn-yard
fowls
continue
to
deposit
eggs
as
long
as
but
one
is
daily
left
in
the
nest,
I
adopted
that
plan
with
the
Penguins,
and
stationed
Jack
Whiffle,
boatswains-mate,
with
three
assistants,
to
remove
the
eggs
daily,
and
stack
them;
keeping
an
account
of
the
several
stacks,
that
we
might
take
our
supply
from
those
last
gathered.
This
was
no
trifling
job.
The
nests
were
so
numerous
that
it
was
a
hard
morning's
work
for
four
men
to
visit
them
all,
and
take
an
egg
from
each
in
defiance
of
the
lawful
proprietor,
who
always
defended
his
property
to
the
best
of
his
ability,
and
never
forsook
the
stand,
through
fear,
but
maintained
possession
until
pushed
off.
The
plan
answered
my
expectations:
the
Penguins
continued
to
supply
eggs
in
place
of
those
that
were
removed,
until
our
departure,
when
we
took
with
us
barrels
of
them
packed
in
salt.
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