Chapter 3
From rescue to planter to shipwreck
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1 From high above, a tiny long-boat with one sail glides south along the African coast
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3 Crusoe shades his eyes toward a distant sail while Xury grips the tiller
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4 The Portuguese captain waves off Crusoe's goods and will carry him to Brazil in charity
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5 On a Brazilian veranda, the young planter leans over his will, eager to sail for Guinea
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6 A lone young planter walks away between tobacco and cane toward the dark forest
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7 At grey dawn the shout of "Land!" rings out and the ship strikes the sand.
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8 Eleven men in an overloaded boat freeze as a black-green wave towers over the stern
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9 Half-drowned and alone, Crusoe staggers across the sand as a hill-high wave rears behind
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10 Alone on the cliff-top, the drenched survivor lifts his face and hands in thanks
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