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1 3 | by night things that do not exist, hears sounds that
2 3 | hears sounds that one does not recognize, trembles without
3 4 | limitless. A sailor has not the same feeling for the
4 4 | and perfidious. It does not speak, it flows along without
5 18| comfortable as possible. There was not a sound to be heard, except
6 20| colorer of pipes, I could not smoke; at the second draw
7 21| pulled harder, the anchor did not come up; it had caught on
8 21| of the river and I could not raise it. I began pulling
9 21| on my situation. I could not dream of breaking this chain,
10 21| thought that it probably would not be long before some fisherman
11 23| and reeds which I could not escape, my breath rattling
12 24| chances to one that I could not find my way in the fog and
13 25| My will made me resolve not to be afraid, but there
14 26| expectation. Of what? I did not know, but it must be something
15 28| about an hour, perhaps two, not sleeping, my eyes wide open,
16 28| nightmares all about me. I did not dare to rise, and yet I
17 30| remarkable things would not have astonished me.~
18 31| How long this lasted I do not know, for I ended by falling
19 31| tried to see, but could not distinguish my boat, nor
20 32| anchor chain. The anchor did not move. Day came, gloomy gray,
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