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give it�察�even the hanging keel below�察�the strengthened bulwarks�察�and tall 

prow´piece。 It was so ingenious�察�yet simple�察�and I confess I laughed over 

my   first   skiff   ;on   the   stalk�察─  �and   fell   to   bantering   the   Martians�察  �asking 

whether   it   was   a   good   season   for   navies�察  �whether   their   Cunarders   were 

spreading nicely�察�if they could give me a pinch of barge seed�察�or a yacht in 

bud to show to my friends at home。 

     But those lazy people took the matter seriously enough。 They led me 

down green alleys arched over with huge melon´like leaves�察�they led me 

along     innumerable       byways�察    �making      me   peep    and    peer   through     the 

chequered sunlight at ocean´growing craft�察�that had budded twelve months 

before�察�already filling their moulds to the last inch of space。 They told me 

that when the growing process was   sufficiently advanced�察 �they  loosened 

the casing�察�and cutting a hole into the interior of each giant fruit�察�scooped 

out all its seed�察�thereby checking more advance�察�and throwing into the rind 

strength that would otherwise have gone to reproductive´ ness。                    They said 

each fruit made two vessels�察�but the upper half was always best and used 

for   long   salt´water   jour´   neys�察  �the   lower   piece   being   but   for   punting   or 

fishing on   their lakes。       They cut   them in   half while   still green�察 �scraped 

out the light remaining pulp when dry�察�and dragged them down with the 

minimum   of       trouble�察  �light   as  feathers�察  �ten´   acious   as  steel   plate�察 �and 

already in the form and fashion of dainty craft from five to twenty feet in 

length�察�when the process was completed。 

     By the time we had explored this strangest of ship´ building yards�察�and 

I   had   seen   last   year's   crop   on   the   stocks   being   polished   and   fitted   with 

seats and gear�察�the sun was going down�察�and the Martian twilight�察�owing to 

the    comparative      steepness    of  the   little  planet's   sides�察 �being    brief�察 �we 

strolled   back   to   the   village�察  �and   there   they   gave   me   harbourage   for   the 

night�察�ambrosial supper�察�and a deep draught of the wine of Forgetfulness�察�

under the gauzy spell of which the real and unreal melted into the vistas of 

rosy oblivion�察�and I slept。 



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                               CHAPTER XI 



     With the new morning came fresh energy and a spasm of conscience 

as I thought of poor Heru and the shabby sort of rescuer I was to lie about 

with these pretty triflers while she remained in peril。 

     So   I   had   a   bath   and   a   swim�察  �a   breakfast�察  �and�察  �to   my   shame   be   it 

acknowledged�察  �a   sort   of   farewell   merry´go´   round   dance   on   the   yellow 

sands     with   a  dozen     young    persons     all  light´hearted    as   the  morning�察�

beautiful   as   the   flowers   that   bound   their   hair�察  �and   in   the   extremity   of 

statuesque attire。 

     Then at last I got them to give me a sea´going canoe�察�a stock of cakes 

and   fresh   water�察  �and   with   many   parting   in´   junctions   how   to   find   the 

Woodman trail�察�since I would not listen to reason and lie all the rest of my 

life with them in the sunshine�察�they pushed me off on my lonely voyage。 

     ;Over the blue waters� ─�they shouted in chorus as I dipped my paddle 

into    the  diamond´crested        wavelets。     ;Six    hours�察  �adventurous      stranger�察�

with   the   sun   behind   you�    �Then   into   the  broad   river   behind   the   yellow 

sand´bar。      But not the black northward river�            �Not the strong�察�black river�察�

above all   things�察�stranger�        �For that is the   River of   the Dead�察 �by  which 

many go but none   come back。              Goodbye� ─       �And   waving them adieu�察 �I 

sternly turned my eyes from delights behind and faced the fascination of 

perils in front。 

     In four hours ��for the Martians had forgotten in their calculations that 

my muscles were something better than theirs�� I ;rose; the further shore�察�

and then the question was�察�Where ran that westward river of theirs�拭�

     It   turned   out   afterwards   that�察  �knowing   nothing   of   their   tides�察  �I   had 

drifted much too far to northward�察�and con´ sequently the coast had closed 

up the   estuary   mouth   I   should   have   entered。      Not   a   sign   of   an   opening 

showed   any´   where�察  �and   having   nothing   whatever   for   guidance   I   turned 

northward�察     �eagerly   scanning      an  endless    line  of   low   cliffs�察 �as  the  day 

lessened�察�for the promised sand´bar or inlet。 

     About   dusk   my   canoe�察  �flying   swiftly   forward   at   its   own   sweet   will�察�

brought      me    into  a   bight�察  �a  bare�察   �desolate´looking      country     with   no 

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up beyond�察�with others beyond them mounting step by step to a long line 

of ridges and peaks still covered in winter snow。 

     The outlook was anything but cheering。            Not a trace of habitation had 

been     seen   for   a   long   time�察  �not   a   single   living   being    in   whose 

neighbourhood I could land and ask the way�察�nothing living anywhere but 

a monstrous kind of sea´ slug�察�as big as a dog�察�battening on the waterside 

garbage�察�and gaunt birds like vultures who croaked on the mud´flats�察�and 

half´spread wings of funereal blackness as they gam´ bolled here and there。 

Where was poor Heru�拭          �Where pink´ shouldered An�拭          �Where those wild 

men   who   had   taken   the   princess   from   us�拭 �Lastly�察  �but   not   least�察  �where 

was I�拭�

     All the first stars of the Martian sky were strange to me�察�and my boat 

whirling round and round on the current con´ fused what little geography I 

might otherwise have retained。 It was a cheerless look out�察�and again and 

again I cursed my folly for coming on such a fool's errand as I sat�察�chin in 

hand�察�staring at a landscape that grew more and more de´ pressing every 

mile。    To go on looked like destruction�察�to go back was almost impossible 

without a guide�察�and while I was still wondering which of the two might 

be the lesser evil�察�the stream I was on turned a corner�察�and in a moment we 

were   upon   water   which   ran   with   swift�察  �oily   smoothness   straight   for   the 

snow´ranges now beginning to loom un´ pleasantly close ahead。 

     By   this   time   the   night   was   coming   on   apace�察  �the   last   of   the   evil´ 

looking birds had winged its way across the red sunset glare�察�a
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