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digraph G { node [shape=record]; When -> I -> was -> in -> the -> service -> of -> the -> Turks -> I -> frequently -> amused -> myself -> in -> a -> pleasure -> barge -> on -> the -> Marmora -> which -> commands -> a -> view -> of -> the -> whole -> city -> of -> Constantinople -> including -> the -> Grand -> Seignior -> s -> Seraglio -> One -> morning -> as -> I -> was -> admiring -> the -> beauty -> and -> serenity -> of -> the -> sky -> I -> observed -> a -> globular -> substance -> in -> the -> air -> which -> appeared -> to -> be -> about -> the -> size -> of -> a -> twelve -> inch -> globe -> with -> somewhat -> suspended -> from -> it -> I -> immediately -> took -> up -> my -> largest -> and -> longest -> barrel -> fowling -> piece -> which -> I -> never -> travel -> or -> make -> even -> an -> excursion -> without -> if -> I -> can -> help -> it -> I -> charged -> with -> a -> ball -> and -> fired -> at -> the -> globe -> but -> to -> no -> purpose -> the -> object -> being -> at -> too -> great -> a -> distance -> I -> then -> put -> in -> a -> double -> quantity -> of -> powder -> and -> five -> or -> six -> balls -> this -> second -> attempt -> succeeded -> all -> the -> balls -> took -> effect -> and -> tore -> one -> side -> open -> and -> brought -> it -> down -> Judge -> my -> surprise -> when -> a -> most -> elegant -> gilt -> car -> with -> a -> man -> in -> it -> and -> part -> of -> a -> sheep -> which -> seemed -> to -> have -> been -> roasted -> fell -> within -> two -> yards -> of -> me -> When -> my -> astonishment -> had -> in -> some -> degree -> subsided -> I -> ordered -> my -> people -> to -> row -> close -> to -> this -> strange -> aërial -> traveller ->  I -> took -> him -> on -> board -> my -> barge -> he -> was -> a -> native -> of -> France -> he -> was -> much -> indisposed -> from -> his -> sudden -> fall -> into -> the -> sea -> and -> incapable -> of -> speaking -> after -> some -> time -> however -> he -> recovered -> and -> gave -> the -> following -> account -> of -> himself ->   xxx -> About -> seven -> or -> eight -> days -> since -> I -> cannot -> tell -> which -> for -> I -> have -> lost -> my -> reckoning -> having -> been -> most -> of -> the -> time -> where -> the -> sun -> never -> sets -> I -> ascended -> from -> the -> Land -> s -> End -> in -> Cornwall -> in -> the -> island -> of -> Great -> Britain -> in -> the -> car -> from -> which -> I -> have -> been -> just -> taken -> suspended -> from -> a -> very -> large -> balloon -> and -> took -> a -> sheep -> with -> me -> to -> try -> atmospheric -> experiments -> upon -> unfortunately -> the -> wind -> changed -> within -> ten -> minutes -> after -> my -> ascent -> and -> instead -> of -> driving -> towards -> Exeter -> where -> I -> intended -> to -> land -> I -> was -> driven -> towards -> the -> sea -> over -> which -> I -> suppose -> I -> have -> continued -> ever -> since -> but -> much -> too -> high -> to -> make -> observations ->  xxx -> The -> calls -> of -> hunger -> were -> so -> pressing -> that -> the -> intended -> experiments -> upon -> heat -> and -> respiration -> gave -> way -> to -> them -> I -> was -> obliged -> on -> the -> third -> day -> to -> kill -> the -> sheep -> for -> food -> and -> being -> at -> that -> time -> infinitely -> above -> the -> moon -> and -> for -> upwards -> of -> sixteen -> hours -> after -> so -> very -> near -> the -> sun -> that -> it -> scorched -> my -> eyebrows -> I -> placed -> the -> carcase -> taking -> care -> to -> skin -> it -> first -> in -> that -> part -> of -> the -> car -> where -> the -> sun -> had -> sufficient -> power -> or -> in -> other -> words -> where -> the -> balloon -> did -> not -> shade -> it -> from -> the -> sun -> by -> which -> method -> it -> was -> well -> roasted -> in -> about -> two -> hours -> This -> has -> been -> my -> food -> ever -> since ->   Here -> he -> paused -> and -> seemed -> lost -> in -> viewing -> the -> objects -> about -> him -> When -> I -> told -> him -> the -> buildings -> before -> us -> were -> the -> Grand -> Seignior -> s -> Seraglio -> at -> Constantinople -> he -> seemed -> exceedingly -> affected -> as -> he -> had -> supposed -> himself -> in -> a -> very -> different -> situation ->   xxx -> The -> cause -> of -> my -> long -> flight -> was -> owing -> to -> the -> failure -> of -> a -> string -> which -> was -> fixed -> to -> a -> valve -> in -> the -> balloon -> intended -> to -> let -> out -> the -> inflammable -> air -> and -> if -> it -> had -> not -> been -> fired -> at -> and -> rent -> in -> the -> manner -> before -> mentioned -> I -> might -> like -> Mahomet -> have -> been -> suspended -> between -> heaven -> and -> earth -> till -> doomsday ->  The -> Grand -> Seignior -> to -> whom -> I -> was -> introduced -> by -> the -> Imperial -> Russian -> and -> French -> ambassadors -> employed -> me -> to -> negotiate -> a -> matter -> of -> great -> importance -> at -> Grand -> Cairo -> and -> which -> was -> of -> such -> a -> nature -> that -> it -> must -> ever -> remain -> a -> secret ->  I -> went -> there -> in -> great -> state -> by -> land -> where -> having -> completed -> the -> business -> I -> dismissed -> almost -> all -> my -> attendants -> and -> returned -> like -> a -> private -> gentleman -> the -> weather -> was -> delightful -> and -> that -> famous -> river -> the -> Nile -> was -> beautiful -> beyond -> all -> description -> in -> short -> I -> was -> tempted -> to -> hire -> a -> barge -> to -> descend -> by -> water -> to -> Alexandria -> On -> the -> third -> day -> of -> my -> voyage -> the -> river -> began -> to -> rise -> most -> amazingly -> you -> have -> all -> heard -> I -> presume -> of -> the -> annual -> overflowing -> of -> the -> Nile -> and -> on -> the -> next -> day -> it -> spread -> the -> whole -> country -> for -> many -> leagues -> on -> each -> side -> On -> the -> fifth -> at -> sunrise -> my -> barge -> became -> entangled -> with -> what -> I -> at -> first -> took -> for -> shrubs -> but -> as -> the -> light -> became -> stronger -> I -> found -> myself -> surrounded -> by -> almonds -> which -> were -> perfectly -> ripe -> and -> in -> the -> highest -> perfection -> Upon -> plumbing -> with -> a -> line -> my -> people -> found -> we -> were -> at -> least -> sixty -> feet -> from -> the -> ground -> and -> unable -> to -> advance -> or -> retreat -> At -> about -> eight -> or -> nine -> o -> clock -> as -> near -> as -> I -> could -> judge -> by -> the -> altitude -> of -> the -> sun -> the -> wind -> rose -> suddenly -> and -> canted -> our -> barge -> on -> one -> side -> here -> she -> filled -> and -> I -> saw -> no -> more -> of -> her -> for -> some -> time -> Fortunately -> we -> all -> saved -> ourselves -> six -> men -> and -> two -> boys -> by -> clinging -> to -> the -> tree -> the -> boughs -> of -> which -> were -> equal -> to -> our -> weight -> though -> not -> to -> that -> of -> the -> barge -> in -> this -> situation -> we -> continued -> six -> weeks -> and -> three -> days -> living -> upon -> the -> almonds -> I -> need -> not -> inform -> you -> we -> had -> plenty -> of -> water -> On -> the -> forty -> second -> day -> of -> our -> distress -> the -> water -> fell -> as -> rapidly -> as -> it -> had -> risen -> and -> on -> the -> forty -> sixth -> we -> were -> able -> to -> venture -> down -> upon -> terra -> firma -> Our -> barge -> was -> the -> first -> pleasing -> object -> we -> saw -> about -> two -> hundred -> yards -> from -> the -> spot -> where -> she -> sunk -> After -> drying -> everything -> that -> was -> useful -> by -> the -> heat -> of -> the -> sun -> and -> loading -> ourselves -> with -> necessaries -> from -> the -> stores -> on -> board -> we -> set -> out -> to -> recover -> our -> lost -> ground -> and -> found -> by -> the -> nearest -> calculation -> we -> had -> been -> carried -> over -> garden -> walls -> and -> a -> variety -> of -> enclosures -> above -> one -> hundred -> and -> fifty -> miles -> In -> four -> days -> after -> a -> very -> tiresome -> journey -> on -> foot -> with -> thin -> shoes -> we -> reached -> the -> river -> which -> was -> now -> confined -> to -> its -> banks -> related -> our -> adventures -> to -> a -> boy -> who -> kindly -> accommodated -> all -> our -> wants -> and -> sent -> us -> forward -> in -> a -> barge -> of -> his -> own -> In -> six -> days -> more -> we -> arrived -> at -> Alexandria -> where -> we -> took -> shipping -> for -> Constantinople -> I -> was -> received -> kindly -> by -> the -> Grand -> Seignior -> and -> had -> the -> honour -> of -> seeing -> the -> Seraglio -> to -> which -> his -> highness -> introduced -> me -> himself }