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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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I
however
concealed
my
fears
from
my
officers
and
people,
who
were
much
amused
with
the
circumstance,
and
my
apparent
vexation
at
finding
my
vessel
high
and
dry
on
a
mud
bank,
near
the
south
pole.
My
greatest
fear
was,
that
the
tide
might
come
in
in
a
bore
thirty
or
forty
feet
high,
and,
striking
the
vessel
as
she
lay
aground,
tumble
her
over
and
dash
her
to
pieces,
no
frame
of
timber
being
sufficient
to
withstand
such
a
shock.
Happily,
the
stream
of
the
ebb
tide
had
left
us
exactly
stern
to
the
flood.
I
ordered
the
boats
to
be
hoisted
in
and
secured,
and
the
anchors
to
be
taken
up,
fastened
in
the
dead
lights,
put
every
thing
below
that
was
moveable,
directed
the
men
to
provide
themselves
with
strong
lashings,
and
ordered
the
engineer
to
raise
a
head
of
steam,
and
have
the
engine
in
readiness
for
instant
motion.
Thus
prepared,
I
awaited
the
return
of
the
tide.
It
came
in
due
time;
and
now
my
officers
and
men,
who
had
been
so
merry
at
my
expense,
evinced
great
consternation.
The
muscles
of
Slim's
face
were
actually
convulsed
with
terror
at
the
sight
of
a
wall
of
water,
stretching
quite
across
the
bay,
apparently
30
or
40
feet
high,
rolling
towards
us
like
a
tremendous
breaker,
and
with
a
roaring
noise
like
thunder.
To
all
appearance,
it
would
break
over
our
mast
head,
and
consign
us
to
one
common
grave.
In
mercy
to
the
trembling
Slim,
I
desired
him
to
step
below
and
bring
me
my
pea
jacket,
well
knowing
he
would
not
come
up
again
until
the
danger
was
over.
I
then
ordered
the
companion-way
and
the
hatches
to
be
secured,
directed
my
people
to
lash
themselves
fast,
and
quietly
wait
the
result.
Here,
I
must
confess,
I
put
up
a
silent
prayer
to
Heaven,
after
a
sailor's
fashion,
for
preservation
from
the
impending
danger.
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