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large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_06_ballou_64kb
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Already had the ship sunk so low that all communication with the cabin was cut off, and the poor inebriated wretches who had there sought oblivion in intoxication also found their tomb. ALREADY HAD THE SHIP SUNK SO LOW THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE CABIN WAS CUT OFF AND THE POOR INEBRIATED WRETCHES WHO HAD THERE SOUGHT OBLIVION AND INTOXICATION ALSO FOUND THEIR TOMB
ves growing less and less, and the ship becoming more and more quiet, enabling those on board to keep at least upon their feet. In the meantime, the ship had gradually settled so that the water was already on the cabin floor. In vain were the entreaties of the mate and his companions for the four or five hands who had possessed themselves of the key of the spirit room to come on deck and save themselves; they could neither be persuaded nor forced to move, but lay in a state of beastly intoxication. Everything had been done that was possible, to prepare for launching the long boat, and the widow and her daughter had already by the mate's sanction taken their seats within it, while one of the seamen secured and carefully stored the few articles of necessity which had been selected. The two masts of the boat were stepped and carefully secured, the gripes that secured the boat in its place were cut, leaving it standing upright in its wooden bed, but entirely free from the deck of the ship. ALLY SUBSIDED THE WAVES GROWING LESS AND LESS AND THE SHIP BECOMING MORE AND MORE QUIET ENABLING THOSE ON BOARD TO KEEP AT LEAST UPON THEIR FEET IN THE MEANTIME THE SHIP HAD GRADUALLY SETTLED SO THAT THE WATER WAS ALREADY ON THE CABIN FLOOR IN VAIN WERE THE ENTREATIES OF THE MATE AND HIS COMPANIONS FOR THE FOUR OR FIVE HANDS WHO HAD POSSESSED THEMSELVES OF THE KEY OF THE SPIRIT ROOM TO COME ON DECK AND SAVE THEMSELVES THEY COULD NEITHER BE PERSUADED NOR FORCED TO MOVE BUT LAY IN A STATE OF BEASTLY INTOXICATION EVERYTHING HAD BEEN DONE THAT WAS POSSIBLE TO PREPARE FOR LAUNCHING THE LONG BOAT AND THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER HAD ALREADY BY THE MATE'S SANCTION TAKEN THEIR SEATS WITHIN IT WHILE ONE OF THE SEAMEN SECURED AND CAREFULLY STORED THE FEW ARTICLES OF NECESSITY WHICH HAD BEEN SELECTED TWO MASTS OF THE BOAT WERE STEPPED AND CAREFULLY SECURED THE GRIPES THAT SECURED THE BOAT IN ITS PLACE WERE CUT LEAVING IT STANDING UPRIGHT IN ITS WOODEN BED BUT ENTIRELY FREE FROM THE DECK OF THE SHIP
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