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edhispast
lifeposure,and,lookingforhterrortohisfuture
existeniddlelihatseedtoaffordhirefuge
”sotis,”saidhe,”invoyages,anandnded
othe,ihaveseentheheavensover,the
storrise,and,likeanstrousbird,beatingtheth
itsyvesselbled
andshookbeforetheteestsoonthefuryofthehesight
ofthesharprocksannouncedtheapproachofdeath,anddeaththen
terrified,andiusedallskillandintelligenceasananda
sailortostruggleagainstthehofgodbutididsobecauseiwas
happy,becauseihadnoturteddeath,becausetobecastuponabed
ofrocksandseaedterrible,becauseihati,a
creaturedefortheserviceofgod,shouldserveforfoodtothegulls
andravensbutnoeto
life,deathslesandinvitestorepose;idieafteroanner,
idieexhaustedandbrokenspirited,asifallasleeped
threethousandtisroundcell”
nosoonerhadthisideatakenpossessionofhihanhebecare
posed,arrangedhisuchtothebestofhispoelittleand
sleptless,andfoundexistencealstsupportable,becausehefeltthat
heuldthroenttethods
ofselfdestructionselfhhis
handkerchieftothearvation
butthefirstdanteshadalertainedthe
greatesthorrorofpirates,;hewould
notdiebyedaninfausdeathheresolvedtoadoptthe
send,andbeganthatdaytocarryouthisresolvenearlyfouryears
hadpassedaarkthe
lapseofti
dantessaid,”iannerofhisdeath,
andfearfulofchanginghisnd,hehadtakenanoathtodie”y
ingandeveningalsarebrought,”thoughthe,”i
outofthe”
hekepthisout,throughthebarredaperture,
theprovisionshisjailerbroughthitfirstgayly,thenh
deliberation,andatlasthregretnothingbuttherellection
ofhisoathgavehitrengthtoproceedhungerdeviandsonce
repugnant,noable;heheldtheplateinhishandforanhour
atati,andgazedthoughtfullyattherselofbadat,oftainted
fish,ofblackanduldybreadithelastyeaingforlife
ntendingedless
sore,hisprospectslessdesperateheillyounghewas
onlyfourorfiveandtyhehadnearlyfiftyyearstolive
unforseeneventsghtnotopenhisprisondoor,andrestorehio
libertythenheraisedtohislipstherepastthat,likeavoluntary
tantalus,herefusedhielf;buthethoughtofhisoath,andhe
breakithepersisteduntil,atlast,hehadnotsufficient
strengthtoriseandcasthissupperoutoftheloopholethenext
ingheuldnotseeorhear;thejailerfearedhewasdangerously
illedndhopedhewasdying
thusthedaypassedaondfeltasortofstupor
ostofntent;thegna
hisstochhadceased;histhirsthadabated;losedhiseyes
hesayriadsoflightsdanlikethehewisps
thatplayaboutthershesitysterious
untrycalleddeath
suddenly,aboutnineoondheardahollowsound
inthehhewaslying
sonyloathsoanilsinhabitedtheprison,thattheioisedid
not,ingeneral,butherabstinencehadquickenedhis
faculties,orond
raisedhisheadandlisteneditade
byahugeentattackingthe
stones
althoughansbraininstantlyrespondedtotheidea
thathauntsallprisonerslibertyitseedtohihatheavenhad
atlengthtakenpityonhiandhadsentthisnoisetoonthe
verybrinkoftheabyssperhapsoneofthosebelovedoneshehadso
oftenthoughtof,andstrivingtodinishthe
distancethatseparatedthe
no,no,doubtlesshes
thatforerundeath
edndstillheardthesounditlastednearlythreehours;hethen
heardanoiseofsothingfalling,andall
sohoursafteroredistinctednd
enselyinterestedsuddenlythejailerentered
foraodie,andduringthefourdaysthat
hehadbeenondhadnotspokentothe
attendant,hadnotansatter
,andtuedhisfacetotheoocuriously
athibutnoighthearthenoiseandputanendto
it,andsodestroyarayofsothinglikehopethatsoothedhislast
nts
thejailerbroughthiisbreakfastdantesraisedhielfupandbegan
totalkabouteverything;aboutthebadqualityofthefood,aboutthe
ldnessofhisdungeon,grulingandplaining,inordertohavean
excuseforspeakinglouder,andhepatienceofhisjailer,
ofkindnessofhearthadbroughtbrothandebreadforhis
prisoner
fortunately,hefanciedthatdanteshefood
ontherie
reandredistinct
”thereeprisonerwho
isstrivingtoobtainhisfreedooh,ifiheretohelp
hisuddenlyanotherideatookpossessionofhisnd,sousedto
sfortune,thatitheideathatthe
noiseadebyenthegoveorhadorderedtorepairthe
neighboringdungeon
itoascertainthis;buthohequestionit
ocallhisjailersattentiontothenoise,andchhis
untenaneansdestroy
hopesfarreiortantthantheshortlivedsatisfactionofhisown
ondsbrainillsofeeblethathe
uldnotbendhisthoughtstoanythinginparticular
hesaeansofrestoringlucidityandcleaesstohis
judgnthetuedhiseyestohesouphejailerhad
brought,rose,staggeredto,raisedthevesseltohislips,and
drankoffthententshafeelin
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edhispast
lifeposure,and,lookingforhterrortohisfuture
existeniddlelihatseedtoaffordhirefuge
”sotis,”saidhe,”invoyages,anandnded
othe,ihaveseentheheavensover,the
storrise,and,likeanstrousbird,beatingtheth
itsyvesselbled
andshookbeforetheteestsoonthefuryofthehesight
ofthesharprocksannouncedtheapproachofdeath,anddeaththen
terrified,andiusedallskillandintelligenceasananda
sailortostruggleagainstthehofgodbutididsobecauseiwas
happy,becauseihadnoturteddeath,becausetobecastuponabed
ofrocksandseaedterrible,becauseihati,a
creaturedefortheserviceofgod,shouldserveforfoodtothegulls
andravensbutnoeto
life,deathslesandinvitestorepose;idieafteroanner,
idieexhaustedandbrokenspirited,asifallasleeped
threethousandtisroundcell”
nosoonerhadthisideatakenpossessionofhihanhebecare
posed,arrangedhisuchtothebestofhispoelittleand
sleptless,andfoundexistencealstsupportable,becausehefeltthat
heuldthroenttethods
ofselfdestructionselfhhis
handkerchieftothearvation
butthefirstdanteshadalertainedthe
greatesthorrorofpirates,;hewould
notdiebyedaninfausdeathheresolvedtoadoptthe
send,andbeganthatdaytocarryouthisresolvenearlyfouryears
hadpassedaarkthe
lapseofti
dantessaid,”iannerofhisdeath,
andfearfulofchanginghisnd,hehadtakenanoathtodie”y
ingandeveningalsarebrought,”thoughthe,”i
outofthe”
hekepthisout,throughthebarredaperture,
theprovisionshisjailerbroughthitfirstgayly,thenh
deliberation,andatlasthregretnothingbuttherellection
ofhisoathgavehitrengthtoproceedhungerdeviandsonce
repugnant,noable;heheldtheplateinhishandforanhour
atati,andgazedthoughtfullyattherselofbadat,oftainted
fish,ofblackanduldybreadithelastyeaingforlife
ntendingedless
sore,hisprospectslessdesperateheillyounghewas
onlyfourorfiveandtyhehadnearlyfiftyyearstolive
unforseeneventsghtnotopenhisprisondoor,andrestorehio
libertythenheraisedtohislipstherepastthat,likeavoluntary
tantalus,herefusedhielf;buthethoughtofhisoath,andhe
breakithepersisteduntil,atlast,hehadnotsufficient
strengthtoriseandcasthissupperoutoftheloopholethenext
ingheuldnotseeorhear;thejailerfearedhewasdangerously
illedndhopedhewasdying
thusthedaypassedaondfeltasortofstupor
ostofntent;thegna
hisstochhadceased;histhirsthadabated;losedhiseyes
hesayriadsoflightsdanlikethehewisps
thatplayaboutthershesitysterious
untrycalleddeath
suddenly,aboutnineoondheardahollowsound
inthehhewaslying
sonyloathsoanilsinhabitedtheprison,thattheioisedid
not,ingeneral,butherabstinencehadquickenedhis
faculties,orond
raisedhisheadandlisteneditade
byahugeentattackingthe
stones
althoughansbraininstantlyrespondedtotheidea
thathauntsallprisonerslibertyitseedtohihatheavenhad
atlengthtakenpityonhiandhadsentthisnoisetoonthe
verybrinkoftheabyssperhapsoneofthosebelovedoneshehadso
oftenthoughtof,andstrivingtodinishthe
distancethatseparatedthe
no,no,doubtlesshes
thatforerundeath
edndstillheardthesounditlastednearlythreehours;hethen
heardanoiseofsothingfalling,andall
sohoursafteroredistinctednd
enselyinterestedsuddenlythejailerentered
foraodie,andduringthefourdaysthat
hehadbeenondhadnotspokentothe
attendant,hadnotansatter
,andtuedhisfacetotheoocuriously
athibutnoighthearthenoiseandputanendto
it,andsodestroyarayofsothinglikehopethatsoothedhislast
nts
thejailerbroughthiisbreakfastdantesraisedhielfupandbegan
totalkabouteverything;aboutthebadqualityofthefood,aboutthe
ldnessofhisdungeon,grulingandplaining,inordertohavean
excuseforspeakinglouder,andhepatienceofhisjailer,
ofkindnessofhearthadbroughtbrothandebreadforhis
prisoner
fortunately,hefanciedthatdanteshefood
ontherie
reandredistinct
”thereeprisonerwho
isstrivingtoobtainhisfreedooh,ifiheretohelp
hisuddenlyanotherideatookpossessionofhisnd,sousedto
sfortune,thatitheideathatthe
noiseadebyenthegoveorhadorderedtorepairthe
neighboringdungeon
itoascertainthis;buthohequestionit
ocallhisjailersattentiontothenoise,andchhis
untenaneansdestroy
hopesfarreiortantthantheshortlivedsatisfactionofhisown
ondsbrainillsofeeblethathe
uldnotbendhisthoughtstoanythinginparticular
hesaeansofrestoringlucidityandcleaesstohis
judgnthetuedhiseyestohesouphejailerhad
brought,rose,staggeredto,raisedthevesseltohislips,and
drankoffthententshafeelin
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