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Then we saw what the trouble was. We'd struck this lava island, and were gradually succumbing to its intense heat. THEN WE SAW WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS WE'D STRUCK THIS LAVA ISLAND AND WERE GRADUALLY SUCCUMBING TO ITS INTENSE HEAT
ecided to go ashore at the first port and provision. Unfortunately the crew got restive, and when this floating frying-pan loomed into view, to keep them good-natured we decided to land and see if we could beg, borrow, or steal some supplies. We had to. Observations taken with the sextant showed that there was no port within five hundred miles; the island looked as if it might be inhabited at least by goats, and ashore we went, every man of us, leaving the House-boat safely anchored in the harbor. At first we didn’t mind the heat, and we hunted and hunted and hunted; but after three or four hours I began to notice that three of my sailors were shrivelling up, and Conrad began to act as if he were daft. Hawkins burst right before my eyes. Then Abeuchapeta got prismatic around the eyes and began to fade, and I noticed a slight iridescence about myself; and as for Morgan, he had the misfortune to lie down to take a nap in the sun, and when he waked up, his whole right side had evaporated.  WERE ALL AS HUNGRY AS BEARS WE DECIDED TO GO ASHORE AT THE FIRST PORT AND PROVISION UNFORTUNATELY THE CREW GOT RESTED AND WHEN THIS FLOATING FRYING PAN LOOMED INTO VIEW TO KEEP THEM GOOD NATURED WE DECIDED TO LAND AND SEE IF WE COULD BEG BORROW OR STEAL SOME SUPPLIES WE HAD TO OBSERVATIONS TAKEN WITH THE SEXTON SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO PORT WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED MILES THE ISLAND LOOKED AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE INHABITED AT LEAST BY GOATS ASHORE WE WENT EVERY MAN OF US LEAVING THE HOUSEBOAT SAFELY ANCHORED IN THE HARBOUR AT FIRST WE DIDN'T MIND THE HEAT AND WE HUNTED AND HUNTED AND HUNTED AFTER THREE OR FOUR HOURS I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THREE OF MY SAILORS WERE TRIFLING UP AND CONRAD BEGAN TO ACT AS IF HE WERE DASHED HAWKINS BURST RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES THEN A BOOK OF PETER GOT SCHISMATIC AROUND THE EYES AND BEGAN TO FADE AND I NOTICED A SLIGHT IRIDESCENCE ABOUT MYSELF AS FOR MORGAN HE HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO LIE DOWN AND TAKE A NAP IN THE SUN AND WHEN HE WOKE UP HIS WHOLE RIGHT SIDE EVAPORATED
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