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bound. In a very few moments the two por- 

 tions joined, and the perfect waterspouts began 

 to move away. 



Now a gentle wind sprang up, and the giants 

 bending toward the direction of the wind, Long 

 John took the helm, and slowly the Bull-pup 

 filled away, passing not two hundred yards from 

 one of them. They saw how easily a ship could 

 be destroyed by contact with one, and would be 

 almost powerless to escape. 



The waterspouts moved grandly away, and, 

 taking advantage of the fresh breeze that ap- 

 peared to come from the cloud, they bore away 

 for home, Dick and Harry holding trolling-lines 

 in what proved vain hopes of taking a king-fish. 



