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I was in my nineteenth year when we started on what proved to be our last trip as fishermen, and which resulted in the strange story that shall be given to the world,  but not until I have finished my earthly pilgrimage. I WAS IN MY NINETEENTH YEAR WHEN WE STARTED ON WHAT PROVED TO BE OUR LAST TRIP AS FISHERMEN AND WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRANGE STORY THAT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE WORLD BUT NOT UNTIL I HAVE FINISHED MY EARTHLY PILGRIMAGE
ia, and put into this Russian town of Uleaborg at the time of my birth, being the twenty-seventh day of October, 1811. My father, Jens Jansen, was born at Rodwig on the Scandinavian coast, near the Lofoden Islands, but after marrying made his home at Stockholm, because my mother's people resided in that city. When seven years old, I began going with my father on his fishing trips along the Scandinavian coast. Early in life I displayed an aptitude for books, and at the age of nine years was placed in a private school in Stockholm, remaining there until I was fourteen. After this I made regular trips with my father on all his fishing voyages. My father was a man fully six feet three in height, and weighed over fifteen stone, a typical Norseman of the most rugged sort, and capable of more endurance than any other man I have ever known. He possessed the gentleness of a woman in tender little ways, yet his determination and will-power were beyond description. His will admitted of no defeat. LF OF BATHNIA AND PUT INTO THIS RUSSIAN TOWN OF ULIABORG AT THE TIME OF MY BIRTH BEING THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER EIGHTEEN ELEVEN MY FATHER JENS JANSEN WAS BORN AT RODWIG ON THE SCANDINAVIAN COAST NEAR THE LAFAUDIN ISLANDS BUT AFTER MARRYING MADE HIS HOME AT STOCKHOLM BECAUSE MY MOTHER'S PEOPLE RESIDED IN THAT CITY WHEN SEVEN YEARS OLD I BEGAN GOING WITH MY FATHER ON HIS FISHING TRIPS ALONG THE SCANDINAVIAN COAST EARLY IN LIFE I DISPLAYED AN APTITUDE FOR BOOKS AND AT THE AGE OF NINE YEARS WAS PLACED IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN STOCKHOLM REMAINING THERE UNTIL I WAS FOURTEEN AFTER THIS I MADE REGULAR TRIPS WITH MY FATHER ON ALL HIS FISHING VOYAGES MY FATHER WAS A MAN FULLY SIX FEET THREE IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHED OVER FIFTEEN STONE A TYPICAL NORSEMAN OF THE MOST RUGGED SORT AND CAPABLE OF MORE ENDURANCE THAN ANY OTHER MAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN HE POSSESSED THE GENTLENESS OF A WOMAN IN TENDER LITTLE WAYS YET HIS DETERMINATION AND WILL POWER WILL BEYOND DESCRIPTION HIS WILL ADMITTED OF NO DEFEAT
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