Chapter 13
The pirates run away to Jackson's Island
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1 A long country lane winds from the village across summer meadows toward the river
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2 Tom walks alone down empty Meadow Lane, head hung, fists in his pockets
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3 Far down Meadow Lane, Tom wipes his tears on his sleeve and starts his sad farewell.
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4 At midnight Tom crouches with his stolen ham on a bluff above the starlit Mississippi
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5 Two boys on the starlit shore whisper the dreadful word Blood! up into the night
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6 Under the stars, three runaway pirates push their log raft onto the dark Mississippi
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7 The Black Avenger stands with folded arms, looking his last at the sleeping town
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8 On their first night on Jackson's Island, three runaway pirates feast by a fire
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9 By the campfire, Joe's talk of pirates in gold and silver makes Huck look at his rags
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10 Tom lies awake by the dying campfire on Jackson's Island, his eyes wide open in the dark.
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