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 1    1,   23|       clutching hold of their frail raft. Still farther away, a black
 2    2,   10|          current. There was neither raft nor bridge, but cross over
 3    2,   17|            its weight in gold for a raft which would carry us over
 4    2,   17|             honor give orders for a raft to be constructed? We have
 5    2,   19|           and made a rude but solid raft with the trunks. It was
 6    2,   19|            seated themselves on the raft, still moored to the shore.
 7    2,   19|           sort of oar to steady the raft against the current, and
 8    2,   19|            gyratory movement of the raft; it turned round with dizzying
 9    2,   19|      whirling current.~However, the raft had reached the middle of
10    2,   19|         whirling eddy, and gave the raft some stability. John and
11    2,   19|          snapped short off, and the raft, no longer supported, was
12    2,   19|             they succeeded, and the raft, after a passage of more
13    2,   19|         down with the DEBRIS of the raft.~The river was crossed.
14    2,   19|           provisions saved from the raft composed the evening meal.
15    3,    5|             proposed to construct a raft strong enough to carry the
16    3,    5|            John Mangles whether the raft could not follow the coast
17    3,    5|          And what we cannot do on a raft could have been done in
18    3,    5|        would you have, Paganel? The raft will bring us to the shore,”
19    3,    6|            5, at eight oclock, the raft was finished. John had given
20    3,    6|            was a strong, manageable raft, that would resist the force
21    3,    6|             principal pieces of the raft were ready. They were then
22    3,    6|        spray could then dash on the raft without staying there, and
23    3,    6|     royal-yard in the middle of the raft as a mast. It was stayed
24    3,    6|       expended on strengthening the raft to resist the force of the
25    3,    6|          and then lowered on to the raft and strongly lashed to the
26    3,    6|             the line which held the raft to the ship’s side.~The
27    3,    6|             three hours. But with a raft allowance must be made.
28    3,    6|          great oar that steered the raft.~In half an hour they had
29    3,    6|             stormy sea I prefer our raft to that crazy boat. A very
30    3,    6|            almost entirely, and the raft became nearly motionless,
31    3,    6|             five fathoms water. The raft backed about two fathoms
32    3,    6|      produced by the jerking of the raft on the cable, while she
33    3,    6|             have given way, and the raft must have drifted to destruction.~
34    3,    6|           situation on their narrow raft, and overtaken by the shades
35    3,    6|            an ax-blow committed the raft to the mercy of the wind,
36    3,    6|          with the fitful breeze the raft could not get near the shore.
37    3,    6|          The tide alone carried the raft to the shore, but steering
38    3,    6| perplexities, a shock was felt. The raft stood still. It had landed
39    3,    6|          jumped into the water. The raft was firmly moored to the
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