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“Yes! the captain was right! The danger lies there, and a terrible danger!”

“Yes, Spilett,” answered the engineer. “May God grant us the time to complete this vessel, now our sole refuge!”

“I was then right in saying,” exclaimed the sailor, “that even after his death the captain would render us a last service.”

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