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I hurried back to the castle to see the king.

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"May I borrow some of your biggest ships and some men for a day or two?" I asked.

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"I will lend you my ships and enough men to sail them," he replied.

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I thanked the king and went down to the harbor.

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Soon, many sailors were busy getting twenty ships ready.

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"Bring me your strongest ropes," I said to the senior captain.

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"I'll make them doubly strong by twisting two ropes together."

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When I had finished, I told the captain,

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"Tie a double rope to each ship, and then sail around the island to the far side.

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I'll meet your ships there."

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Then I hurried back to the other side of the island.

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The rowboat was a little closer to the shore now.

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As the ships arrived, I waded into the water and began to swim toward the rowboat.

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When I reached it, I called out to the captain,

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"Throw me a rope."

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I tied it to the rowboat.

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Swimming with one hand, I pushed the rowboat toward the shore.

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Soon I reached shallow water where I could stand up.

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I tied the ropes from the other ships to the rowboat.

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"Pull the boat toward the shore," I said to the captain, "and I'll push it."

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Once the boat was on the shore, we turned it over.

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It was not badly damaged and we began to repair it.

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I was very excited.

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I could use the boat to escape to safety.

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The next day, the Blefuscan king said to me,

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"I have received a letter from the king of Lilliput.

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He wants me to send you back to Lilliput under guard.

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He says you will be blinded because you are a criminal."

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"The men who advise the king of Lilliput hate me," I explained.

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"They are evil and tell him lies."

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"I don't want you to be punished so cruelly," said the king.

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"I will tell the king of Lilliput that you are leaving Blefuscu.

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It is time for you to go back to your own country."

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The Blefuscans gave me a lot of food and water for my voyage.

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They put some tiny cows, sheep, and chickens in my boat so that I could eat them if I needed to.

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I set off on September 24, 1701.

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Three days later, I saw a large ship.

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I shouted and waved.

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"We'll come and pick you up," the captain called out.

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I gathered my things and put the little animals in my pockets.

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"I am so glad to see you," I said to the captain.

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"I'm on my way to England."

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"This is an English ship," he replied.

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"We'll take you home."

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During the trip, I told the captain all about the little people of Lilliput and Blefuscu.

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He did not believe me, so I showed him the tiny animals.

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"Good heavens!" he exclaimed.

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You are telling the truth!"

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"I'm so happy to be with people my own size again," I said.

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Seven months later, I arrived home.

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My wife and children were overjoyed to see me.

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They were fascinated by the stories of my adventures.

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Other people thought I was crazy.

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Some said I was lying about the tiny people I had met.

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"I can prove they exist," I said.

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I showed them the little Blefuscan animals.

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Then they believed me.

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Months passed, and I began to think about going back to sea.

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I enjoyed being with my family, but England was beginning to bore me.

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It was so small and too familiar.

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I wanted to travel to exciting, unknown places and see more of the world.