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 would every now and then break OMt in 

 the moft pathetic wilhes for fome little 

 fuftenance ; that two or three mouth- 

 fuls might be the means of faving his 

 life. The captain, at this time, had a 

 large piece of boiled feal by him, and 

 was the only one that was provided with 

 any thing like a meal ; but we were be- 

 come fo hardened againft the impreflions 

 of others fufFerings by our own ; fo fa- 

 miliarized to fcenes of this, and every 

 other kind of mifery ; that the poor man's 

 dying entreaties were vain. I fat next to 

 him when he dropped, and having a few 

 dried fliell-fifti (about five or fix) in my 

 pocket, from time to time put one in his 

 mouth, which ferved only to prolong his 

 pains ; from which, however, foon after 

 my little fupply failed, he was releafed 

 by death. For this, and another man I 

 mentioned a little before to have expired 

 under the like circumftances, when we 



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