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Very soon thereafter we discovered a huge ship gliding down the river directly toward us. Those aboard were singing in one mighty chorus that, echoing from bank to bank, sounded like a thousand voices, filling the whole universe with quivering melody. VERY SOON THEREAFTER WE DISCOVERED A HUGE SHIP GLIDING DOWN THE RIVER DIRECTLY TOWARD US THOSE ABOARD WERE SINKING IN ONE MIGHTY CHORUS THAT ECHOING FROM BANK TO BANK SOUNDED LIKE A THOUSAND VOICES FILLING THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH QUIVERING MELODY
rned 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. 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.  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 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
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