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 1 1 |    the acquaintance of one of my neighbors, a man between
 2 14|    you have asked for some of my recollections, I will tell
 3 15|     Lafon's house, and one of my closest friends, Louis Bernet
 4 16|        rowing with difficulty my big boat, a twelve-footer,
 5 17|       in this spot. I took up my anchor and cast it into
 6 18| seated myself in the stern on my sheepskin and made myself
 7 20|    Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside
 8 20|  resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind. But, although I was
 9 20|   began to sing. The sound of my voice was distressing to
10 20| noises around me. I sprang to my feet with a single bound.
11 21|                    I saw that my nerves were somewhat shaky,
12 21|       all in vain. Then, with my oars, I turned the boat
13 21|       and began to reflect on my situation. I could not dream
14 21|     piece of wood as thick as my arm. However, as the weather
15 21| before some fisherman came to my aid. My ill-luck had quieted
16 21|     fisherman came to my aid. My ill-luck had quieted me.
17 21|     able, at length, to smoke my pipe. I had a bottle of
18 22|   seized the chain and tensed my muscles in a desperate effort.
19 23|    see neither the river, nor my feet, nor my boat; but could
20 23|       river, nor my feet, nor my boat; but could perceive
21 23|     strange fancies came into my mind. I thought that someone
22 23|      was trying to climb into my boat which I could no longer
23 23|       horribly uncomfortable, my forehead felt as if it had
24 23|    had a tight band round it, my heart beat so that it almost
25 23|     which I could not escape, my breath rattling with fear,
26 23|  seeing the bank, nor finding my boat; and it seemed as if
27 24|     one that I could not find my way in the fog and that
28 25|  tried to reason with myself. My will made me resolve not
29 25|       something in me besides my will, and that other thing
30 25|    there was to be afraid of. My brave "ego" ridiculed my
31 25|      My brave "ego" ridiculed my coward "ego," and never
32 26|        I remained motionless, my eyes staring, my ears on
33 26|  motionless, my eyes staring, my ears on the stretch with
34 27|     rational again. I took up my bottle of rum and took several
35 27|       began to shout with all my might towards all the points
36 27|   compass in succession. When my throat was absolutely paralyzed
37 28|    perhaps two, not sleeping, my eyes wide open, with nightmares
38 28|    infinite caution as though my life depended on the slightest
39 29|     mountains; and high above my head sailed the great full
40 31| falling asleep. When I opened my eyes the moon had gone down
41 31|     but could not distinguish my boat, nor even my hands,
42 31| distinguish my boat, nor even my hands, which I held up close
43 31|      which I held up close to my eyes.~
44 32|   came near and I told him of my ill-luck. He rowed his boat