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  1    1      |                 PART I. THE GIANT RAFT~
  2    1,    6|   preceding years. Only, when the raft was made up, he was going
  3    1,    6|      taken without delay, for the raft was to be of unusual proportions.
  4    1,    6|         which the portions of the raft were disposed, and to this
  5    1,    8|        arranging in the form of a raft the many venerable trees
  6    1,    8|         it is considered that the raft measured a thousand feet
  7    1,    8|          of the navigation of the raft.~Though the crew was large,
  8    1,    8|      boathooks by which the giant raft was to be kept in mid-stream.~
  9    1,    8|       should we not transform our raft into a floating garden?”~“
 10    1,    9|       only sufficient to work the raft, and that a larger number
 11    1,    9|          oars have no effect on a raft of such dimensions, even
 12    1,    9|        found his own house on the raft, Padre Passanha had no cause
 13    1,    9|     covered the bank on which the raft rested, but did not lift
 14    1,    9|      rested, but did not lift the raft.~As soon as the movement
 15    1,    9|           swim!” he shouted. “the raft which is to take us to Belem!
 16    1,    9|            Joam Garral was on the raft with the pilot and some
 17    1,   10|           the Sacramento. Had the raft been provided with masts
 18    1,   10|       poles from each side of the raft were raised in the air,
 19    1,   10|        save a halt, and the giant raft glided peacefully on along
 20    1,   10|       from the bank, directed the raft toward the right side of
 21    1,   11|        were so fine that the long raft went on its way with the
 22    1,   11|         it appeared as though the raft was motionless between two
 23    1,   11|           tails the planks of the raft, gamboling at the bow and
 24    1,   11|         descend the Bobonasa on a raft. They had to again take
 25    1,   13|    Tabatinga?”~“Yes.”~“On board a raft, on which I was given a
 26    1,   13|        the latter returned to the raft, and gave the young mulatto
 27    1,   14|     cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down
 28    1,   14|         have got a passage on the raft.~From the moment that Benito
 29    1,   14|       taking passage on board the raft? Many times he asked him
 30    1,   14|            During the morning the raft passed by the picturesque
 31    1,   14|            In all probability the raft would arrive before the
 32    1,   14|           the afternoon the giant raft passed the mouth of the
 33    1,   15|        hinder the progress of the raft, which offered little resistance
 34    1,   15|          only sixty feet, and the raft would there have met with
 35    1,   15|     village of Parani-Tapera, the raft was anchored at the entrance
 36    1,   15|          hard-working crew of the raft.~The night passed at the
 37    1,   16|          as they were leaving the raft, he resolved to remain,
 38    1,   16|          excellent service on the raft.~After dinner, at which
 39    1,   16|          he was in the bow of the raft.”~“And what was he doing?”~“
 40    1,   16|       went and came, watching the raft, which remained stationary.
 41    1,   16|       clock in the afternoon, the raft arrived twenty leagues away
 42    1,   16|         these low sand banks, the raft was moored for the night.~
 43    1,   16|         these low sand banks, the raft was moored for the night.~
 44    1,   16|          all agreed that when the raft arrived at Manaos, Torres
 45    1,   16|     unfortunately taken on to the raft.~The only thing that happened
 46    1,   17|        have driven Torres off the raft! But I dare not!”~“You dare
 47    1,   17|         to take him on board this raft?”~“Be calm, Benito, I pray
 48    1,   17|          Torres in the bow of the raft broke off the conversation.
 49    1,   17|         on to the platform of the raft.~“Bring the guns! Bring
 50    1,   17|       kneeling on the edge of the raft.~A second afterward Fragoso
 51    1,   18| intervered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of
 52    1,   18|        time it would take for the raft to get to Belem.~“There
 53    1,   18|        globe.~During this day the raft had to be worked under curious
 54    1,   18|       been necessary to bring the raft under these boughs, against
 55    1,   18|       sailing here, but on a huge raft of wood better have a free
 56    1,   18|  sucurijus, indeed, got on to the raft he would have proved as
 57    1,   18|    Twenty-four hours more and the raft would be off the mouth of
 58    1,   18|         couples to betroth on the raft?”~“I do not know,” answered
 59    1,   20|       take place to-morrow on the raft——”~“Yours shall take place
 60    2,    1|           the voyage of the giant raft, so tragically interrupted,
 61    2,    2|      offered him a passage on the raft!” exclaimed Benito, with
 62    2,    2|          He kicked Torres off the raft. But it is not enough to
 63    2,    2|       decided,” he asked, “if the raft is to remain at her moorings
 64    2,    2|        care. They had to work the raft slantingly across the current
 65    2,    2|  succeeded in working the immense raft in the desired direction.~
 66    2,    2|          short mile below it.~The raft was then in the black waters
 67    2,    2|           to the anchorage of the raft. The news of the arrest
 68    2,    2|     necessity for us to leave the raft.”~“So be it! To-morrow!”
 69    2,    3|         before the arrival of the raft at Manaos Judge Ribeiro
 70    2,    4|          taking into Para a large raft, and a cargo of different
 71    2,    5|         eve of the arrival of the raft at Manaos is due to information
 72    2,    6|          your coming on board the raft. Possessed of a secret which
 73    2,    6|     reached the bank to which the raft was moored. Benito and Manoel
 74    2,    7|        family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the
 75    2,    7|       four boats started from the raft. After descending the Rio
 76    2,    8| exceedingly difficult, and many a raft had there come to grief.~
 77    2,    8|          greatly prefer. When the raft was attacked by some of
 78    2,    8|       when Benito set foot on the raft she perceived that their
 79    2,    9|     resist.~An hour afterward the raft and all the instruments
 80    2,    9|         with a pump worked on the raft, and bringing in the fresh
 81    2,    9|          the diver is at work the raft remains immovable above
 82    2,    9|           bottom of the river the raft follows his movements, or
 83    2,    9|           he follows those of the raft, according to his convenience.~
 84    2,    9|      check-string fastened to the raft, and at the least warning
 85    2,    9|        the stream.~The men on the raft immediately commenced to
 86    2,    9|           by Manoel, escorted the raft, and held themselves ready
 87    2,   10|         movements by those of the raft, which the long poles of
 88    2,   10|           that direction, and the raft had to follow him during
 89    2,   10|          cord, and the men on the raft commenced to haul him in,
 90    2,   10|           man had set foot on the raft the metallic sphere of the
 91    2,   10|         that side,” he said, “the raft will have to go over there
 92    2,   10|           beneath the stream.~The raft was then taken about forty
 93    2,   10|        phenomenon, and due to the raft, which, floating above his
 94    2,   11|        same time hauled up to the raft.~Great was Manoel’s emotion
 95    2,   11|     pirogue then coming up to the raft with the corpse.~“But what
 96    2,   11|        the pirogue came up to the raft with the body of Torres,
 97    2,   11|         turning to the men on the raft who did not belong to the
 98    2,   11|      Manoel to the foreman of the raft, “just feel in the pocket
 99    2,   15|      bringing Torres on board the raft, had not made away with
100    2,   16|           nor why he had left the raft without telling her anything
101    2,   16|        Benito and Manoel left the raft and proceeded to Manaos.
102    2,   16|        preferred to remain on the raft and wait for the return
103    2,   19|         family on board the giant raft, and when evening came he
104    2,   19|          the deck of the enormous raft. The jangada had its moorings
105    2,   20|        belonged to him.~The giant raft glided along with greater
106    2,   20|          left behind by the giant raft. And so was the village
107    2,   20|       checked the progress of the raft, the town of Monto Alegre
108    2,   20|         the crew as they kept the raft in the strength of the current.~
109    2,   20|         procession with the giant raft, and seemed lke sloops beside
110    2,   20|           passengers of the giant raft beat high. At length they
111    2,   20|           had securely moored the raft at the entrance of a creek
112    2,   20|         family, was not the giant raft large enough to receive
113    2,   20|          clock in the morning the raft began to receive its crowd
114    2,   20|      which it had taken the giant raft so many months to drift.
115    2,   20|          that is to say, the huge raft of timber constructed from