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It was about the first of September, over five months, we calculated, since our leave taking from Stockholm. Suddenly we were frightened almost out of our wits by hearing in the far distance the singing of people. IT WAS ABOUT THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OVER FIVE MONTHS WE CALCULATED SINCE OUR LEAVE TAKING FROM STOCKHOLM SUDDENLY WE WERE FRIGHTENED ALMOST OUT OF OUR WITS BY HEARING IN THE FAR DISTANCE THE SINGING OF PEOPLE
of south. By the assistance of a fretful wind that came to our aid about twelve hours out of every twenty-four, we continued to make our way inland, into what afterward proved to be a mighty river, and which we learned was called by the inhabitants Hiddekel. We continued our journey for ten days thereafter, and found we had fortunately attained a distance inland where ocean tides no longer affected the water, which had become fresh. The discovery came none too soon, for our remaining cask of water was well-nigh exhausted. We lost no time in replenishing our casks, and continued to sail farther up the river when the wind was favorable. Along the banks great forests miles in extent could be seen stretching away on the shore-line. The trees were of enormous size. We landed after anchoring near a sandy beach, and waded ashore, and were rewarded by finding a quantity of nuts that were very palatable and satisfying to hunger, and a welcome change from the monotony of our stock of provisions.  BEING SLIGHTLY NORTH EAST OF SOUTH BY THE ASSISTANCE OF A FRETFUL WIND THAT CAME TO OUR AID ABOUT TWELVE HOURS OUT OF EVERY TWENTY FOUR WE CONTINUED TO MAKE OUR WAY INLAND AND TO WHAT AFTERWARD PROVED TO BE A MIGHTY RIVER AND WHICH WE LEARNED WAS CALLED BY THE INHABITANTS HEADDECO WE CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY FOR TEN DAYS THEREAFTER AND FOUND WE HAD FORTUNATELY ATTAINED A DISTANCE INLAND WHERE OCEAN TIDES NO LONGER AFFECTED THE WATER WHICH BECOME FRESH THE DISCOVERY CAME NONE TOO SOON FOR OUR REMAINING CASK OF WATER WAS WELL HIGH EXHAUSTED WE LOST NO TIME IN REPLENISHING OUR CASKS AND CONTINUED TO SAIL FARTHER UP THE RIVER WHEN THE WIND WAS FAVOURABLE ALONG THE BANKS GREAT FORESTS MILES IN EXTENT COULD BE SEEN STRETCHING AWAY ON THE SHORE THE TREES WERE OF ENORMOUS SIZE WE LANDED AFTER ANCHORING NEAR A SANDY BEACH AND WADED ASHORE AND WERE REWARDED BY FINDING A QUANTITY OF NUTS THAT WERE VERY PALATABLE AND SATISFYING TO HUNGER AND A WELCOME CHANGE FROM THE MONOTONY OF OUR STOCK PROVISIONS
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