"That's right, then we found the boy," agreed Abe. "I see something awash near the bow of this old craft, and I made a grab for it, thinking it might be more grub. But it wasn't. It was part of a lifeboat, with some life preservers jammed under the thwart. I pulled it up, and there was this kid, sort of fastened by the life preserver straps. At first I thought he was gone, but I listened close, and heard his breathing.

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