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I was at a loss to know what to do for a living, but instinctively turned toward the harbor where fishing boats in great numbers were anchored, and within a week I had shipped with a fisherman by the name of Yan Hansen, who was starting on a long fishing cruise to the Lofoden Islands. I WAS AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR A LIVING BUT INSTINCTIVELY TURNED TOWARD THE HARBOR WHERE FISHING BOATS IN GREAT NUMBERS WERE ANCHORED AND WITHIN A WEEK I HAD SHIPPED WITH A FISHERMAN BY THE NAME OF JAN HANSON WHO WAS STARTING ON A LONG FISHING CRUISE TO THE LOFODIN ISLANDS
d the story in detail to my uncle, Gustaf Osterlind, a man of considerable property, and urged him to fit out an expedition for me to make another voyage to the strange land. At first I thought he favored my project. He seemed interested, and invited me to go before certain officials and explain to them, as I had to him, the story of our travels and discoveries. Imagine my disappointment and horror when, upon the conclusion of my narrative, certain papers were signed by my uncle, and, without warning, I found myself arrested and hurried away to dismal and fearful confinement in a madhouse, where I remained for twenty-eight years--long, tedious, frightful years of suffering! I never ceased to assert my sanity, and to protest against the injustice of my confinement. Finally, on the seventeenth of October, 1862, I was released. My uncle was dead, and the friends of my youth were now strangers. Indeed, a man over fifty years old, whose only known record is that of a madman, has no friends. FINALLY ONE DAY I TOLD THE STORY IN DETAIL TO MY UNCLE GUSTAV AUSTERLAND A MAN OF CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY AND URGED HIM TO FIT OUT AN EXPEDITION FOR ME TO MAKE ANOTHER VOYAGE TO THIS STRANGE LAND AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE FAVORED MY PROJECT HE SEEMED INTERESTED AND INVITED ME TO GO BEFORE CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM AS I HAD TO HIM THE STORY OF OUR TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IMAGINE MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND HORROR WHEN UPON THE CONCLUSION OF MY NARRATIVE CERTAIN PAPERS WERE SIGNED BY MY UNCLE AND WITHOUT WARNING I FOUND MYSELF ARRESTED AND HURRIED AWAY TO DISMAL AND FEARFUL CONFINEMENT IN A MADHOUSE WHERE I REMAINED FOR TWENTY EIGHT YEARS LONG TEDIOUS FRIGHTFUL YEARS OF SUFFERING I NEVER CEASED TO ASSERT MY SANITY AND TO PROTEST AGAINST THE INJUSTICE OF MY CONFINEMENT FINALLY ON THE SEVENTEENTH OF OCTOBER EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO I WAS RELEASED MY UNCLE WAS DEAD AND THE FRIENDS OF MY YOUTH WERE NOW STRANGERS INDEED A MAN OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD WHOSE ONLY RECORD IS THAT OF A MADMAN HAS NO FRIENDS
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