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They saw the wisdom of his philosophy, and were cheered by it, but their joy was short–lived, for when it was decided that they should row steadily toward the east and the continent, it was discovered that the sailors who had been at the only two oars with which the boat had been provided had fallen asleep at their work, and allowed both to slip into the sea, nor were they in sight anywhere upon the water.
Sie erkannten die Logik dieser Worte und schöpften wieder Mut, jedoch war ihre Freude von kurzer Dauer, denn als sie sich entschieden hatten, ständig Ostkurs zu fahren, mußten sie feststellen, daß die Seeleute beim Rudern eingeschlafen waren und die beiden einzigen Ruder des Bootes in die See hatten gleiten lassen, und nun waren sie nirgendwo mehr zu sehen.
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