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I then came to America. For a dozen years my home was in Illinois, near Batavia, where I gathered most of the books in my present library, though I brought many choice volumes from Stockholm. I THEN CAME TO AMERICA FOR A DOZEN YEARS MY HOME WAS IN ILLINOIS NEAR BATAVIA WHERE I GATHERED MOST OF THE BOOKS IN MY PRESENT LIBRARY THOUGH I BROUGHT MANY CHOICE VOLUMES FROM STOCKHOLM
 the beginning of other trips, and by frugal economy I was, in a few years, able to own a fishing-brig of my own. For twenty-seven years thereafter I followed the sea as a fisherman, five years working for others, and the last twenty-two for myself. During all these years I was a most diligent student of books, as well as a hard worker at my business, but I took great care not to mention to anyone the story concerning the discoveries made by my father and myself. Even at this late day I would be fearful of having any one see or know the things I am writing, and the records and maps I have in my keeping. When my days on earth are finished, I shall leave maps and records that will enlighten and, I hope, benefit mankind. The memory of my long confinement with maniacs, and all the horrible anguish and sufferings are too vivid to warrant my taking further chances. In 1889 I sold out my fishing boats, and found I had accumulated a fortune quite sufficient to keep me the remainder of my life. S BUT OF THE BEGINNING OF OTHER TRIPS AND BY FRUGAL ECONOMY I WAS IN A FEW YEARS ABLE TO OWN A FISHING BRIG OF MY OWN FOR TWENTY SEVEN YEARS THEREAFTER I FOLLOWED TO SEE AS A FISHERMAN FIVE YEARS WORKING FOR OTHERS IN THE LAST TWENTY TWO FOR MYSELF DURING ALL THESE YEARS I WAS A MOST DILIGENT STUDENT OF BOOKS AS WELL AS A HARD WORKER AT MY BUSINESS BUT I TOOK GREAT CARE NOT TO MENTION TO ANY ONE THE STORY CONCERNING THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY MY FATHER AND MYSELF EVEN AT THIS LATE DAY I WOULD BE FEARFUL OF HAVING ANY ONE SEE OR KNOW THE THINGS I AM WRITING AND THE RECORDS AND MAPS I HAVE IN MY KEEPING WHEN MY DAYS AND EARTH ARE FINISHED I SHALL LEAVE MAPS AND RECORDS THAT WILL ENLIGHTEN AND I HOPE BENEFIT MANKIND THE MEMORY OF MY LONG CONFINEMENT WITH MANIACS AND ALL HORRIBLE ANGUISH AND SUFFERINGS ARE TOO VIVID TO WARRANT MY TAKING FURTHER CHANCES IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY NINE I SOLD OUT MY FISHING BOATS AND FOUND I HAD ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE QUITE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP ME THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFE
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