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   NOVEL

   WOODY PAUL GREY

   CHAPTER SIX. HARRY`S BEDTIME STORY

   it is so unusual to lay on a big, comfortable bed after my recent adventures on the island. There`s no electricity in the palace, but, nevertheless, there`re plenty of candles at our disposal, quite enough for many years ahead.
   -" If you don`t mind, Harry, let`s start with your story." -suggested I politely.
   -"Not at all. In fact, I`ve been waiting for decades for this moment." - replied he gladly.
   -" So, I was born in New York city in 1955 in the family of lawyers. After the graduation of prestigious law school everybody expected that I`ll follow the family tradition and will work in the judicial firm : " Wilson & Co.", as my elder brother Jack did. Well, I had different plans. I wanted to travel first and only after that to figure out, what to do for the living in future. By that time, I didn`t have stable romantic relationship with some young lady, so it was easy to leave the city. For my parents I`d left a short message:" Sorry. but I need some time to think what to do in the future. Don`t worry. I`ll be fine! See you around, guys! Bye!"
   In my backpack I`ve put the most necessary stuff, $ 1 000.00. and left the family house. I`ve bought a one way ticket to Australia. To save the money I`ve bought the cheapest one for the very old ship with only 15 crew members, including me. The captain agreed to take me only under one condition - to work on the sip as a sailor. I accepted the proposition gladly. It should be mentioned, though, that the work on the ship was very difficult, and the food was just terrible. Besides, every night there were fierce fights among the men on the board of the ship. A was lucky, as in my youth visited the boxing training and appeared to be a great boxer by now. So, when one evening, a group of men, suddenly, attacked me in the darkness, I first, managed to successfully defend myself, and after had beaten them so terribly, that they all needed doctors assistance for quite awhile. Since then  no one ever touched me on the board of the vessel. The captain had contracts with many companies, so, we had to visit many ports on our way to Australia. After all, due to our fights on the ship we became a good team. That`s why while visiting different ports we had fierce fights in the local bars. Usually, we won the battles, but one night, when, accidentally, one local resident was killed in the fight, the locals killed one of our men in reply by the gun shot. That was a reminder for us not to provoke the fights. Since then we decided to fight only for the sake of emergency, when we were attacked. And then came a tragedy. Our vessel was to old to survive in a heavy ocean storm. I think everybody died except me. I was a good swimmer. I swam for quite awhile before I was thrown on the shore of this God forgotten island. For nearly a week I`d spent on the shore of the pink lagoon, but later i went around the valley looking for some shelter and food. First and foremost, i`ve came across that old boat and a fishing net. Weeks later I had found the cave and this gorgeous palace inside with fresh water, exotic fruits and an excellent shelter. But even that wasn`t enough. The lack of communication could not substitute the main necessity I obtained. So, then came the depression. I`m afraid, I wouldn`t survive for long, if someone didn`t come on time to rescue me. So, that`s the end of my story. Next time you`ll tell me your story. I hope it`ll be more interesting. Good night!" - finished his story my new acquaintance.
   -"Night, Harry! Thanks for the story!" - replied I and immediately fell into a deep sweet dream.
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                       To be continued...
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