Introspection
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Renate and David return to the hut, but both feel the irresistible pull of destiny on the island. They don’t know what it could be. Somehow, the island feels different.
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Renate and David begin the hunt for colored crystals to grind for pottery glaze. They find a waterfall in the forest upstream from the kiln, as they suspected.
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I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed, rather than what I wanted -Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe The frame of the pole house stood steady and straight against the late afternoon sky. The stilts were sunk deep in the…
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Renate and David begin clearing the land. The hot day and har work sends them to the cold stream to cool off and consider their next move.
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Seven deadly sins came from Roman Catholic theology as the seven vices that lead to other sins and immoral behaviour. Pope Gregory I first documented the seven great sins of humanity in the 6th Century CE.
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In the afternoon, we returned from working in the forest or with the crops and animals, and we both went to the spillway, where Anne would pour the water over me while I wiped the dirt and sweat away.
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