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... Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he ...
... Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he ...
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... Java Sea and back again , was distinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of VICTORY 31.
... Java Sea and back again , was distinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of VICTORY 31.
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... Java Sea is a pond . I have an excellent , safe boat - a ship's life - boat - carry thirty , let alone three , and a child could handle her . You wouldn't get a wet face at this time of the year . You might call it a pleasure - trip ...
... Java Sea is a pond . I have an excellent , safe boat - a ship's life - boat - carry thirty , let alone three , and a child could handle her . You wouldn't get a wet face at this time of the year . You might call it a pleasure - trip ...
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... Java Sea had drifted the boat about until they partly lost their bear- ings ; and that by some extraordinary mistake one of the two jars put into the boat by Schomberg's man contained salt water . Ricardo tried to put some pathos into ...
... Java Sea had drifted the boat about until they partly lost their bear- ings ; and that by some extraordinary mistake one of the two jars put into the boat by Schomberg's man contained salt water . Ricardo tried to put some pathos into ...
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