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⟨me⟩; I started up, upon which tho thing panted still harder, ⟨and⟩ ran away. I pursued it so long, that at last I saw a ⟨glimmering⟩ light that came from a hole in the roek, just large ⟨enough⟩ for a man to get out at. I crept through the hole, ⟨and⟩ found myself on the sea-shore. I leave you to judge of the ⟨excess⟩ of my joy. When I recovered from my surprise, I ⟨perceived⟩ I had been pursuing a sea monster.
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I fell on my knees to thank God for my deliveranee, and having feasted on some shell fish I found on the shore, I returned to the cave, and groped about among the coffins for all the diamonds, rubies, pearls, gold bracelets, and rich stuff I could find. These I carried to the sea shore, and tying them up into bales, with the cords that let down the coffins, I laid them on the beach, waiting till some ship should sail by.
In two days a ship came out of the harbour, and passed by