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had drawn.As they were sailing merrily
along they heard the waves grumbling
beneath the ship; and although it spoke
in an undertone,the captain of the ship,
who understood its tones, cried out,
"All hands aboard! for here comes a
storm,and Heaven save us!" No sooner
had he spoken these words than there
came the testimony of a whistling of
the wind; and behold the sky was
overcast with clouds, and the sea was
covered with white-crested waves. And
whilst the waves, curious to know
what the others were about, leaped
uninvited to the nuptials upon the
deck,one man baled them with a
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