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"BOAT ahoy! Wake up there! Or is it dead you are?"
With these words ringing in his ears, Tad sprang to his feet, nearly / upsetting the little boat. The sun had gone down, the soft twilight was / stealing over sea and sky, and close to him was a vessel, a good-sized / schooner, laden with timber; even her decks were piled with it.