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{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.}
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{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;
 -> viz.: -> "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.}
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{"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.}
{"The -> cause;
" -> added -> he;
 -> "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."}
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{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.}
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{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.}
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