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intimate associates, and with, few, if 

 any, companions of his acquaintance. 

 While crossing the Isthmus he met 

 with an unusual experience which, 

 some years thereafter, formed a part of 

 one of his favorite stories, hitherto un- 

 recorded, so far as I know, although 

 he sometimes said he had been asked 

 to make a written statement of the 

 facts, in the interest of psychical re- 

 search. As I now recall the story it 

 so happened that after the ship's 

 passengers had disembarked at As- 

 pinwall and had taken their places 

 in the train for Panama, there oc- 

 curred a long delay before departure, 

 during which many of the travelers 

 left the cars and wandered about the 

 station premises, regardless of the 

 risk of being left behind in the event 

 of a sudden start. Presently the train 

 moved without notice, leaving many 

 passengers to get aboard as best they 

 might, while King, standing by chance 

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