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  1    1,    6|     gangway for the rowers: or “jangada,” rafts of no particular
  2    1,    6|    small island.~It was in this jangada, safer than any other vessel
  3    1,    6|    month,” he said to him, “the jangada must be built and ready
  4    1,    6|      the spot where the immense jangada was to be guilt—which, with
  5    1,    7|      one reason the plan of the jangada was not yet complete, and
  6    1,    8|                CHAPTER VIII~THE JANGADA~THE HALF-MILE square of
  7    1,    8|    river.~There it was that the jangada was to be built; thence
  8    1,    8|        phenomenon to launch the jangada, after having built it in
  9    1,    8|         formed the floor of the jangada, and rose about thirty inches
 10    1,    8|        others.~To return to the Jangada. After some discussion it
 11    1,    8|   service on board. To work the jangada along the windings of the
 12    1,    8|       in the hinder part of the jangada they built the master’s
 13    1,    8|      make us plant trees on the jangada,” said Benito.~“Oh, trees!”
 14    1,    9|       the natives.~On board the jangada there was a huge pile of
 15    1,    9|       The special cellar of the jangada did honor to Benito, who
 16    1,    9| required, and these gave to the jangada the appearance of a small
 17    1,    9|       three to four francs. The jangada also took fifty hundredweight
 18    1,    9| savannahs or the woods, and the jangada was, in a measure, secured
 19    1,    9| conclude our description of the jangada, we have only to speak of
 20    1,    9|         of the stream, that the jangada was kept in the current,
 21    1,    9|      built in the center of the jangada, and a little bell surmounted
 22    1,    9|       sufficiently to flood the jangada, it would all have to be
 23    1,    9|        future passengers of the jangada were collected on a plateau
 24    1,    9|        the critical moment. The jangada was moored to the bank with
 25    1,    9|         cries of joy arose. The jangada floated at last, and the
 26    1,   10|        clock in the morning the jangada received all its passengers,
 27    1,   10|      the bank so as to give the jangada a start. The current was
 28    1,   10|      latter conditions that the jangada was to proceed; but, cumbrous
 29    1,   10|     forests on the horizon.~The jangada took the center of the stream
 30    1,   10|    morrow, the 7th of June, the jangada breasted the banks of the
 31    1,   10|    whole of the 7th of June the jangada continued to follow the
 32    1,   10|        the 7th of June that the jangada was abreast the little island
 33    1,   10|     traces.~During two days the jangada traveled sometimes under
 34    1,   10|       fearlessly perched on the jangada. When they were of such
 35    1,   10|       mouth of the Ambiacu, the jangada arrived at Pevas on the
 36    1,   10|    their stores were empty.~The jangada departed at daybreak, and
 37    1,   10|         to communicate with the jangada.~
 38    1,   11|     animals, which escorted the jangada through its waves for whole
 39    1,   11|         On the 16th of June the jangada, after fortunately clearing
 40    1,   11|         obliged to pole off the jangada, which now and then threatened
 41    1,   11|         will invade us, and the jangada will become uninhabitable!”~“
 42    1,   11|       night near the banks, the jangada pushed off into the stream.~
 43    1,   11|       Cuyari, and Urucutea. The jangada then glided along the black
 44    1,   11|    their glowing colors.~On the jangada every one was at his post,
 45    1,   11|         went to the side of the jangada, and looked long and earnestly
 46    1,   12|       the 25th of June that the jangada stopped before Tabatinga,
 47    1,   12|          But before leaving the jangada Fragoso had sought Joam
 48    1,   12|        you took me on board the jangada and gave me the means of
 49    1,   12|       of Joam, went ashore. The jangada was able to approach near
 50    1,   12|        have theirs on board the jangada.~The commandant did not
 51    1,   12|       him. Fragoso had left the jangada, but instead of mounting
 52    1,   13|        Is he alone on board the jangada?”~“No,” replied Fragoso. “
 53    1,   13|      the timber which forms the jangada, and the cargo it carries,
 54    1,   13|     that later on, on board the jangada.”~“But I do not know that,
 55    1,   13|      you will come on board the jangada you will be well received,
 56    1,   13|         Torres was on board the jangada. Benito introduced him to
 57    1,   14|     would have thought that the jangada had given refuge to an old
 58    1,   14|         alone in the bow of the jangada, he kept to his cabin.~He
 59    1,   14|     threw it on the deck of the jangada.~“And a magnificent specimen
 60    1,   14|       July, in the morning, the jangada arrived at the foot of San
 61    1,   14|         floating level with the jangada.~“Yes,” said Manoel, “and
 62    1,   14|   morning of the 2d of July the jangada had arrived at San Pablo
 63    1,   14|    slightly to the cargo of the jangada. He and the family received
 64    1,   14|     that of the 3d of July, the jangada recommenced its descent
 65    1,   15|       was not necessary for the jangada to halt. They knew they
 66    1,   15|      passengers and crew of the jangada, and if any lasted till
 67    1,   15|     Fonteboa.~At this place the jangada halted for twelve hours,
 68    1,   15|        of July, at sunrise, the jangada left Fonteboa, and entered
 69    1,   15|    reputation for bravery.”~The jangada continued to descend; but
 70    1,   15|   arranged, therefore, that the jangada should remain on this spot
 71    1,   16|       men prepared to leave the jangada.~Joam Garral, who had shown
 72    1,   16|    mooring-place and hailed the jangada.~As soon as Lina could get
 73    1,   16|    groundings.~The next day the jangada coasted along by vast beaches
 74    1,   16|       river, came alongside the jangada, after being hailed by Joam
 75    1,   17|    taking him to the bow of the jangada, “I have something to say
 76    1,   17|         do it. In short, on the jangada, he is in our power, and
 77    1,   17|   During the following days the jangada passed on the right the
 78    1,   17|         the 14th of August, the jangada passed the mouths of the
 79    1,   17|    current, too, took along the jangada more steadily, and on the
 80    1,   17|       she is, on the bow of the jangada!” said Benito.~“Minha!”
 81    1,   17|        he got to the bow of the jangada.~Suddenly she came into
 82    1,   18|   hemispheres, inside which the jangada appeared to follow one of
 83    1,   18|       long poles which kept the jangada in its course. The least
 84    1,   18|   course. The least blow to the jangada would have endangered the
 85    1,   18|       larder and kitchen of the jangada.~The adventurer, seated
 86    1,   19|  strolled toward the bow of the jangada. Manoel and Benito walked
 87    1,   20|        toward the center of the jangada, where the family were assembled.~
 88    1,   20|    later than to-morrow, on the jangada, with the aid of Padre Passanha,
 89    1,   20|       not please, and leave the jangada at this very instant!”~“
 90    1,   20|        the river and hailed the jangada. A dozen paddlers had swiftly
 91    2,    2|        Torres come on board the jangada?”~“To see to Joam Dacosta
 92    2,    2|         not better to leave the jangada moored near the Isle of
 93    2,    2|        off from the island. The jangada, again started on the river,
 94    2,    2|     direction.~In two hours the jangada was on the other side of
 95    2,    3|     then,” replied Ribeiro.~The jangada was then ready to go down
 96    2,    6|       talking in the bow of the jangada.~“Manoel,” said he, “I have
 97    2,    6|         to be observed from the jangada.~The plain was at this time
 98    2,    6|         to get a passage on the jangada, and I went on board with
 99    2,    6|        was very slight.~“To the jangada!” he said, “to the jangada!”~
100    2,    6|      jangada!” he said, “to the jangada!”~Manoel and Fragoso with
101    2,    7|      him all before he left the jangada? Why had he refrained from
102    2,    7|       demonstration against the jangada.~On the morrow, the 26th
103    2,    8|        Rio Negro and regain the jangada.~The work so carefully and
104    2,    8|      they were all on board the jangada. During the day Yaquit had
105    2,    9|     while four Indians from the jangada, under the orders of Araujo,
106    2,   11|       who did not belong to the jangada, and whose evidence could
107    2,   12|        agitated, retired to the jangada, where Yaquita was awaiting
108    2,   13|        his friends on board the jangada at work on the indecipherable
109    2,   13| magistrate, and returned to the jangada, feeling more hopeless when
110    2,   15|      anybody, secretly left the jangada, arrived at Manaos, and
111    2,   15|        brought him on board the jangada, to become a passenger on
112    2,   16|    hidden in the town or on the jangada. Where is he to find refuge?”~
113    2,   16|   Araujo, should start from the jangada. They could ascend the Rio
114    2,   16|       the town, and reached the jangada.~Benito’s first care was
115    2,   16|         part of the crew of the jangada, and even the two stalwart
116    2,   16|        him, and returned to the jangada to wait for the moment of
117    2,   17|        the very moment when the jangada stopped before Manaos. Joam
118    2,   19|          his embarkation on the jangada; and lastly, the fact that
119    2,   19|       of the enormous raft. The jangada had its moorings slackened
120    2,   20|     former good humor.~Soon the jangada glided between interminable
121    2,   20|       departure from Manaos the jangada did not stop anywhere as
122    2,   20| Following the upper branch, the jangada, after passing the islands
123    2,   20|        A few days afterward the jangada passed the village of the
124    2,   20| absorbed by them.~And still the jangada continued its journey down
125    2,   20|       sight.~The arrival of the jangada had been signaled for some
126    2,   20|      the fazender, and soon the jangada was invaded by all those
127    2,   20|        had to take place on the jangada—the marriage of Manoel and
128    2,   20|      replied to the bell of the jangada. The vessels in the port
129    2,   20|        ranks of the crew of the jangada.~Padre Passanha awaited
130    2,   20|         of what had formed this jangada—that is to say, the huge