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but we must reach land. Living like this is

unsustainable.” said Al.

Captain Thomas pulled out his compass. “The

current is taking us westward. Our best shot is to pray to

God that it stays that way and that we reach the New

World within two days,” he said. “In the meantime, we

must sleep. It should be nearly 4 in the morning, as we

have been awake for almost 20 hours. If we want to

survive, we must be well-rested.”

On that note, they all drifted off to sleep and

continued drifting westward.

When they awoke, they were starving and

unbelievably thirsty. They immediately began doing the

shirt method to collect water, and catching fish by hand.

They caught salmon, and the fact that their flesh was