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This was about the time Trot was born, and the old sailor became very fond of the baby girl.
THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME TROT WAS BORN AND THE OLD SAILOR BECAME VERY FOND OF THE BABY GIRL
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The sailor man had one "meat leg" and one "hickory leg," and he often said the wooden one was the best of the two.
THE SAILOR MAN HAD ONE MEAT LEG AND ONE HICKORY LEG AND HE OFTEN SAID THE WOODEN ONE WAS THE BEST OF THE TWO
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"Then how do you know, Cap'n Bill?" asked the little girl, looking up into his face with big, round eyes.
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW CAP'N BILL ASKED THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKING UP INTO HIS FACE WITH BIG ROUND EYES
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The little girl was thoughtful for a moment. "But why do folks dive in the water when the mermaids smile an' wink?" she asked.
THE LITTLE GIRL WAS THOUGHTFUL FOR A MOMENT BUT WHY DO FOLKS DIVE IN THE WATER WHEN THE MERMAIDS SMILE AND WINK SHE ASKED
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May re!" called a voice from the house. "Yes, Mamma!" "You an' Cap'n Bill come in to supper."
MAY RIE CALLED A VOICE FROM THE HOUSE YES MAMMA YOU AND CAP'N BILL COME IN TO SUPPER
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"How do the mermaids live?" she asked. "Are they in caves, or just in the water like fishes, or how?"
HOW DO THE MERMAIDS LIVE SHE ASKED ARE THEY IN CAVES OR JUST IN THE WATER LIKE FISHES OR HOW
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Her real name was Mayre, but when she grew big enough to walk, she took so many busy little steps every day that both her mother and Cap'n Bill nicknamed her "Trot," and so she was thereafter mostly called.
HER REAL NAME WAS MARY BUT WHEN SHE GREW BIG ENOUGH TO WALK SHE TOOK SO MANY BUSY LITTLE STEPS EVERY DAY THAT BOTH HER MOTHER AND CAP'N BILL NICKNAMED HER TROT AND SO SHE WAS THEREAFTER MOSTLY CALLED
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"'Cause mermaids is fairies, an' ain't meant to be seen by us mortal folk," replied Cap'n Bill. "But if anyone happens to see 'em, what then, Cap'n?"
CAUSE MERMAIDS IS FAIRIES AND AIN'T MEANT TO BE SEEN BY US MORTAL FOLK REPLIED CAP'N BILL BUT IF ANYONE HAPPENS TO SEE EM WHAT THEN CAP'N
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"Have they got arms, Cap'n Bill?" "'Course, Trot; arms like any other lady. An' pretty faces that smile an' look mighty sweet an' fetchin'.
HAVE THEY GOT ARMS CAP'N BILL COURSE TROT ARMS LIKE ANY OTHER LADY AND PRETTY FACES THAT SMILE AN LOOK MIGHTY SWEET AND FETCHIN
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So he was a delightful comrade for the little girl, and whatever Cap'n Bill knew Trot was sure to know in time.
SO HE WAS A DELIGHTFUL COMRADE FOR THE LITTLE GIRL AND WHATEVER CAP'N BILL KNEW TROT WAS SURE TO KNOW IN TIME
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"Somebody MUST have lived, Cap'n Bill," she declared positively. "Other fairies have been seen by mortals; why not mermaids?"
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE LIVED CAP'N BILL SHE DECLARED POSITIVELY OTHER FAIRIES HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MORTALS WHY NOT MERMAIDS
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"Mermaids is mermaids," remarked Cap'n Bill in his most solemn voice. "It wouldn't do us any good to mix up with 'em, Trot."
MERMAIDS IS MERMAIDS REMARKED CAP'N BILL IN HIS MOST SOLEMN VOICE IT WOULDN'T DO US ANY GOOD TO MIX UP WITH EM TROT
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Whenever Cap'n Bill thrust a chubby hand into one of his pockets, Trot watched him with breathless interest, for she never knew what he was going to pull out.
WHENEVER CAP'N BILL THRUST A CHUBBY HAND INTO ONE OF HIS POCKETS TROT WATCHED HIM WITH BREATHLESS INTEREST FOR SHE NEVER KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO PULL OUT
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His eyes were light blue and kind in expression. His nose was big and broad, and his few teeth were not strong enough to crack nuts with.
HIS EYES WERE LIGHT BLUE AND KIND IN EXPRESSION HIS NOSE WAS BIG AND BROAD AND HIS FEW TEETH WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CRACK NUTS WITH
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Trot liked Cap'n Bill and had a great deal of confidence in his wisdom, and a great admiration for his ability to make tops and whistles and toys with that marvelous jackknife of his.
TROT LIKED CAP'N BILL AND HAD A GREAT DEAL OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS WISDOM AND A GREAT ADMIRATION FOR HIS ABILITY TO MAKE TOPS AND WHISTLES AND TOYS WITH THAT MARVELLOUS JACKKNIFE OF HIS
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The old sailor's face was brown as a berry. He had a fringe of hair around the back of his head and a fringe of whisker around the edge of his face, running from ear to ear and underneath his chin.
THE OLD SAILOR'S FACE WAS BROWN AS A BERRY HE HAD A FRINGE OF HAIR AROUND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND A FRINGE OF WHISKER AROUND THE EDGE OF HIS FACE RUNNING FROM EAR TO EAR AND UNDERNEATH HIS CHIN
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In the village were many boys and girls of her own age, but she never had as much fun playing with them as she had wandering by the sea accompanied by the old sailor and listening to his fascinating stories.
IN THE VILLAGE WERE MANY BOYS AND GIRLS OF HER OWN AGE BUT SHE NEVER HAD AS MUCH FUN PLAYING WITH THEM AS SHE HAD WANDERING BY THE SEA ACCOMPANIED BY THE OLD SAILOR AND LISTENING TO HIS FASCINATING STORIES
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"Know what about 'em, Trot?" "About their green and pink scales and pretty songs and wet hair." "They don't know, I guess. But mermaids jes' natcherly has to be like that, or they wouldn't be mermaids." She thought this over.
NO WHAT ABOUT EM TROT ABOUT THEIR GREEN AND PINK SCALES AND PRETTY SONGS AND WET HAIR THEY DON'T KNOW I GUESS BUT MERMAIDS JUST NATURALLY HAS TO BE LIKE THAT OR THEY WOULDN'T BE MERMAIDS SHE THOUGHT THIS OVER
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She knew all about the Flying Dutchman, and Davy Jones' Locker, and Captain Kidd, and how to harpoon a whale or dodge an iceberg or lasso a seal. Cap'n Bill had been everywhere in the world, almost, on his many voyages.
SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND DAVY JONES LOCKER AND CAPTAIN KID AND HOW TO HARPOON A WHALE OR DODGE AN ICEBERG OR LASSO A SEAL CAP'N BILL HAD BEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD ALMOST ON HIS MANY VOYAGES
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"S'pose they knew how to swim, Cap'n Bill?" "That don't make any diff'rence, Trot. The mermaids live deep down, an' the poor mortals never come up again." The little girl was thoughtful for a moment. "But why do folks dive in the water when the mermaids smile an' wink?" she asked.
S'POSE THEY KNOW HOW TO SWIM CAP'N BILL THAT DON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TROT THE MERMAIDS LIVE DEEP DOWN AND THE POOR MORTALS NEVER COME UP AGAIN THE LITTLE GIRL WAS THOUGHTFUL FOR A MOMENT BUT WHY DO FOLKS DIVE IN THE WATER WHEN THE MERMAIDS SMILE AND WINK SHE ASKED
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They were seated on a bench built around a giant acacia tree that grew just at the edge of the bluff. Below them rolled the blue waves of the great Pacific. A little way behind them was the house, a neat frame cottage painted white and surrounded by huge eucalyptus and pepper trees.
THEY WERE SEATED ON A BENCH BUILT AROUND A GIANT ACACIA TREE THAT GREW JUST AT THE EDGE OF THE BLUFF BELOW THEM ROLLED THE BLUE WAVES OF THE GREAT PACIFIC A LITTLE WAY BEHIND THEM WAS THE HOUSE A NEAT FRAMED COTTAGE PAINTED WHITE AND SURROUNDED BY HUGE EUCALYPTUS AND PEPPER TREES
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He had been wrecked on desert islands like Robinson Crusoe and been attacked by cannibals, and had a host of other exciting adventures. So he was a delightful comrade for the little girl, and whatever Cap'n Bill knew Trot was sure to know in time.
HE HAD BEEN WRECKED ON DESERT ISLANDS LIKE ROBINSON CRUSOE AND HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY CANNIBALS AND HAD A HOSTST OF OTHER EXCITING ADVENTURES SO HE WAS A DELIGHTFUL COMRADE FOR THE LITTLE GIRL AND WHATEVER CAP'N BILL KNEW TROT WAS SURE TO KNOW IN TIME
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"Mermaids," he said gravely, "is the most beautiful creatures in the world or the water, either. You know what they're like, Trot, they's got a lovely lady's form down to the waist, an' then the other half of 'em's a fish, with green an' purple an' pink scales all down it."
MERMAIDS HE SAID GRAVELY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST CREETURS IN THE WORLD OR IN THE WATER EITHER YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE TROT THEY'S GOT A LOVELY LADY'S FORM DOWN TO THE WAIST AND THEN THE OTHER HALF OF EM IS A FISH WITH GREEN AND PURPLE AND PINK SCALES ALL ADOWN IT
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It was the old sailor who taught the child to love the sea, to love it almost as much as he and her father did, and these two, who represented the "beginning and the end of life," became firm friends and constant companions. "Why hasn't anybody seen a mermaid and lived?" asked Trot again.
IT WAS THE OLD SAILOR WHO TAUGHT THE GIRL TO LOVE THE SEA TO LOVE IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE AND HER FATHER DID AND THESE TOO WHO REPRESENTED THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF LIFE BECAME FIRM FRIENDS AND CONSTANT COMPANIONS WHY HASN'T ANYBODY SEEN A MERMAID AND LIVED ASKED TROT AGAIN
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"Then how do you know, Cap'n Bill?" asked the little girl, looking up into his face with big, round eyes. Cap'n Bill coughed. Then he tried to sneeze, to gain time. Then he took out his red cotton handkerchief and wiped his bald head with it, rubbing hard so as to make him think clearer.
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW CAP'N BILL ASKED THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKING UP INTO HIS FACE WITH BIG ROUND EYES CAP'N BILL COUGHED THEN HE TRIED TO SNEEZE TO GAIN TIME THEN HE TOOK OUT HIS RED COTTON HANDKERCHIEF AND WIPED HIS BALD HEAD WITH IT RUBBING HARD SO AS TO MAKE HIM THINK CLEARER
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"What, an' git drownded?" he exclaimed. "No, and live to tell the tale. If they're beautiful, and laughing, and sweet, there can't be much harm in them, I'm sure." "Mermaids is mermaids," remarked Cap'n Bill in his most solemn voice. "It wouldn't do us any good to mix up with 'em, Trot."
WHAT AND GET DROWNDED HE EXCLAIMED NO AND LIVE TO TELL THE TALE IF THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL AND LAUGHING AND SWEET THERE CAN'T BE MUCH HARM IN THEM I'M SURE MERMAIDS IS MERMAIDS REMARKED CAP'N BILL IN HIS MOST SOLEMN VOICE IT WOULDN'T DO US ANY GOOD TO MIX UP WITH EM TROT
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In the big pockets of his jacket he kept a wonderful jackknife, and his pipe and tobacco, and many bits of string, and matches and keys and lots of other things. Whenever Cap'n Bill thrust a chubby hand into one of his pockets, Trot watched him with breathless interest, for she never knew what he was going to pull out.
IN THE BIG POCKETS OF HIS JACKET HE KEPT A WONDERFUL JACK KNIFE AND HIS PIPE AND TOBACCO AND MANY BITS OF STRING AND MATCHES AND KEYS AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS WHENEVER CAP'N BILL THRUST A CHUBBY HAND INTO ONE OF HIS POCKETS TROT WATCHED HIM WITH BREATHLESS INTEREST FOR SHE NEVER KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO PULL OUT
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"'Cause mermaids is fairies, an' ain't meant to be seen by us mortal folk," replied Cap'n Bill. "But if anyone happens to see 'em, what then, Cap'n?" "Then," he answered, slowly wagging his head, "the mermaids give 'em a smile an' a wink, an' they dive into the water an' gets drownded." "S'pose they knew how to swim, Cap'n Bill?"
CAUSE MERMAIDS IS FAIRIES AND AIN'T MEANT TO BE SEEN BY US MORTAL FOLK REPLIED CAP'N BILL BUT IF ANYONE HAPPENS TO SEE EM WHAT THEN CAP'N THEN HE ANSWERED SLOWLY WAGGING HIS HEAD THE MERMAIDS GIVE EM A SMILE AND A WINK AND THEY DIVES INTO THE WATER AND GETS DROWNDED S'POSE THEY KNOW HOW TO SWIM CAP'N BILL
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"How do the mermaids live?" she asked. "Are they in caves, or just in the water like fishes, or how?" "Can't say, Trot," he replied. "I've asked divers about that, but none of 'em ever run acrost a mermaid's nest yet, as I've heard of." "If they're fairies," she said, "their homes must be very pretty."
HOW DO THE MERMAIDS LIVE SHE ASKED ARE THEY IN CAVES OR JUST IN THE WATER LIKE FISHES OR HOW CAN'T SAY TROT HE REPLIED I'VE ASKED A VERSE ABOUT THAT BUT NONE OF EM EVER RUN ACROSS THE MERMAID'S NEST YET AS I'VE HEARD OF IF THEY'RE FAIRIES SHE SAID THEIR HOMES MUST BE VERY PRETTY
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Then he took out his red cotton handkerchief and wiped his bald head with it, rubbing hard so as to make him think clearer. "Look, Trot; ain't that a brig out there?" he inquired, pointing to a sail far out in the sea. "How does anybody know about mermaids if those who have seen them never lived to tell about them?" she asked again.
THEN HE TOOK OUT HIS RED COTTON HANDKERCHIEF AND WIPED HIS BALD HEAD WITH IT RUBBING HARD SO AS TO MAKE HIM THINK CLEARER LOOK TROT AIN'T THAT A BRIG OUT THERE HE INQUIRED POINTING TO A SAIL FAR OUT IN THE SEA HOW DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT MERMAIDS IF THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THEM NEVER LIVE TO TELL ABOUT THEM SHE ASKED AGAIN
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The aged sailor was not a very tall man, and some people might have called him chubby, or even fat.
THE AGED SAILOR WAS NOT A VERY TALL MAN AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE CALLED HIM CHUBBY OR EVEN FAT
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asked Trot, looking earnestly up into the old sailor's face.
ASKED TROT LOOKING EARNESTLY UP INTO THE OLD SAILOR'S FACE
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Seems like folks wouldn't know so much about mermaids if they hadn't seen 'em; an' yet accordin' to all accounts the victim is bound to get drownded."
SEEMS LIKE FOLKS WOULDN'T KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MERMAIDS IF THEY HADN'T SEEN EM AND YET ACCORDIN TO ALL ACCOUNTS THE VICTIM IS BOUND TO GET DROWNDED
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"Mebbe so, Trot, but damp. They are sure to be damp, you know." "I'd like to see a mermaid, Cap'n Bill," said the child earnestly.
MAYBE SO TROT BUT DAMP THEY'RE SURE TO BE DAMP YOU KNOW I'D LIKE TO SEE A MERMAID CAP'N BILL SAID THE CHILD EARNESTLY
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If anybody is unlucky enough to be 'round jes' then, the beauty o' them mermaids an' their sweet songs charm 'em like magic; so's they plunge into the waves to get to the mermaids.
IF ANYBODY IS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ROUND JUST THEN THE BEAUTY OF THEM MERMAIDS AND THEIR SWEET SONGS CHARM EM LIKE MAGIC SO'S THEY PLUNGE INTO THE WAVES TO GET TO THE MERMAIDS
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He wore a blue sailor shirt with white anchors worked on the corners of the broad, square collar, and his blue trousers were very wide at the bottom.
HE WORE A BLUE SAILOR SHIRT WITH WHITE ANCHORS WORKED ON THE CORNERS OF THE BROAD SQUARE COLLAR AND HIS BLUE TROUSERS WERE VERY WIDE AT THE BOTTOM
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Still farther behind that a quarter of a mile distant but built upon a bend of the coast was the village, overlooking a pretty bay. Cap'n Bill and Trot came often to this tree to sit and watch the ocean below them.
STILL FARTHER BEHIND THAT A QUARTER OF A MILE DISTANT BUT BUILT UPON A BEND OF THE COAST WAS THE VILLAGE OVERLOOKING A PRETTY BAY CAP'N BILL AND TROT CAME OFTEN TO THIS TREE TO SIT AND WATCH THE OCEAN BELOW THEM
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A nice man was Cap'n Bill, and Trot knew he always liked to explain everything so she could fully understand it. The aged sailor was not a very tall man, and some people might have called him chubby, or even fat.
A NICE MAN WAS CAP'N BILL AND TROT KNEW HE ALWAYS LIKED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO SHE COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND IT THE AGED SAILOR WAS NOT A VERY TALL MAN AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE CALLED HIM CHUBBY OR EVEN FAT
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"It wouldn't do us any good to mix up with 'em, Trot." "May re! May re!" called a voice from the house. "Yes, Mamma!"
IT WOULDN'T DO US ANY GOOD TO MIX UP WITH EM TROT MARIE MAY RIE CALLED A VOICE FROM THE HOUSE YES MAMMA
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"How does anybody know about mermaids if those who have seen them never lived to tell about them?" she asked again. "Know what about 'em, Trot?" "About their green and pink scales and pretty songs and wet hair." "They don't know, I guess.
HOW DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT MERMAIDS IF THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THEM NEVER LIVE TO TELL ABOUT THEM SHE ASKED AGAIN NO WHAT ABOUT EM TROT ABOUT THEIR GREEN AND PINK SCALES AND PRETTY SONGS AND WET HAIR THEY DON'T KNOW I GUESS
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That's why I says, an' I says it true, that nobody never sawr a mermaid an' lived to tell the tale." "Nobody?" asked Trot. "Nobody a tall." "Then how do you know, Cap'n Bill?" asked the little girl, looking up into his face with big, round eyes.
THAT'S WHY I SAYS AND I SAYS IT TRUE THAT NOBODY EVER SAW A MERMAID AND LIVE TO TELL THE TALE NOBODY ASKED TROT NOBODY AT ALL THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW CAP'N BILL ASKED THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKING UP INTO HIS FACE WITH BIG ROUND EYES
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"Somebody MUST have lived, Cap'n Bill," she declared positively. "Other fairies have been seen by mortals; why not mermaids?" "P'raps they have, Trot, p'raps they have," he answered musingly. "I'm tellin' you as it was told to me, but I never stopped to inquire into the matter so close before.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE LIVED CAP'N BILL SHE DECLARED POSITIVELY OTHER FAIRIES HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MORTALS WHY NOT MERMAIDS PERHAPS THEY HAVE TROT PERHAPS THEY HAVE HE ANSWERED MUSINGLY I'M TELLING YOU AS IT WERE TOLD TO ME BUT I NEVER STOPPED TO INQUIRE INTO THE MATTER SO CLOSE BEFORE
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"'Course, Trot; arms like any other lady. An' pretty faces that smile an' look mighty sweet an' fetchin'. Their hair is long an' soft an' silky, an' floats all around 'em in the water. When they comes up atop the waves, they wring the water out'n their hair and sing songs that go right to your heart.
COURSE TROT ARMS LIKE ANY OTHER LADY AND PRETTY FACES THAT SMILE AN LOOK MIGHTY SWEET AND FETCHIN THEIR HAIR IS LONG AND SOFT AND SILKY AND FLOATS ALL AROUND EM IN THE WATER WHEN THEY COMES UP ATOP THE WAVES THEY RING THE WATER OUT IN THEIR HAIR AND SING SONGS THAT GO RIGHT TO YOUR HEART
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"P'raps," suggested Trot softly, "someone found a fotygraph of one of 'em." "That might o' been, Trot, that might o' been," answered Cap'n Bill. A nice man was Cap'n Bill, and Trot knew he always liked to explain everything so she could fully understand it.
PERHAPS SUGGESTED TROT SOFTLY SOMEBODY FOUND A PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF THEM THAT MIGHT A BEEN TROT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANSWERED CAP'N BILL A NICE MAN WAS CAP'N BILL AND TROT KNEW HE ALWAYS LIKED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO SHE COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND IT
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"What for, Trot?" "To see if there's a giant there." "Hm. Aren't you 'fraid?" "No, are you? I just don't b'lieve it's big enough for a giant to get into."
WHAT FOR TROT TO SEE IF THERE'S A GIANT THERE HUM AREN'T YOU AFRAID NO ARE YOU I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR A GIANT TO GET INTO
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The old man and the young girl stood on the bluff and watched all this with interest. Here was their world.
THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG GIRL STOOD ON THE BLUFF AND WATCHED ALL THIS WITH INTEREST HERE WAS THEIR WORLD
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He wore a blue sailor shirt with white anchors worked on the corners of the broad, square collar, and his blue trousers were very wide at the bottom. He always wore one trouser leg over his wooden limb and sometimes it would flutter in the wind like a flag because it was so wide and the wooden leg so slender.
HE WORE A BLUE SAILOR SHIRT WITH WHITE ANCHORS WORKED ON THE CORNERS OF THE BROAD SQUARE COLLAR AND HIS BLUE TROUSERS WERE VERY WIDE AT THE BOTTOM HE ALWAYS WORE ONE TROUSER LEG OVER HIS WOODEN LIMB AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD FLUTTER IN THE WIND LIKE A FLAG BECAUSE IT WAS SO WIDE AND THE WOODEN LEGS SO SLENDER
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"No, we are all mermaid," replied the one with the brown hair. "The fishes are partly like us, because they live in the sea and must move about.
NO WE ARE ALL MERMAIDS REPLIED THE ONE WITH THE BROWN HAIR THE FISHES ARE PARTLY LIKE US BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN THE SEA AND MUST MOVE ABOUT
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"Are you a a mermaid?" asked Trot curiously. She was not a bit afraid. They seemed both gentle and friendly. "Yes, dear," was the soft answer.
ARE YOU A MERMAID ASKED TROT CURIOUSLY SHE WAS NOT A BIT AFRAID THEY SEEMED BOTH GENTLE AND FRIENDLY YES DEAR WAS THE SOFT ANSWER
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Trot leaned her chin on her hands and her elbows on her lap and gazed at this charming sight with real enjoyment. Cap'n Bill drew in the oars and let the boat drift where it would while he also sat silently admiring the scene.
TROT LEANED HER CHIN ON HER HANDS AND HER ELBOWS ON HER LAP AND GAZED AT THIS CHARMING SIGHT WITH REAL ENJOYMENT CAP'N BILL DREW IN THE OARS AND LET THE BOAT DRIFT WHERE IT WOULD WHILE HE ALSO SAT SILENTLY ADMIRING THE SCENE
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"Guess why we have appeared to you," said another mermaid, coming to the side of the boat. "Why?" asked the child.
GUESS WHY WE HAVE APPEARED TO YOU SAID ANOTHER MERMAID COMING TO THE SIDE OF THE BOAT WHY ASKED THE CHILD
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"We are all mermaids!" chimed a laughing chorus, and here and there, all about the boat, appeared pretty faces lying just upon the surface of the water. "Are you part fishes?" asked Trot, greatly pleased by this wonderful sight.
WE ARE ALL MERMAIDS CHIMED A LAUGHING CHORUS AND HERE AND THERE ALL ABOUT THE BOAT APPEARED PRETTY FACES LYING JUST UPON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER ARE YOU PART FISHES ASKED TROT GREATLY PLEASED BY THIS WONDERFUL SIGHT
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Trot gave a start and looked around her in wonder. Just beside her in the water were little eddies circles within circles such as are caused when anything sinks below the surface. "Did did you hear that, Cap'n Bill?" she whispered solemnly. Cap'n Bill did not answer.
TROT GAVE A START AND LOOKED AROUND HER IN WONDER JUST BESIDE HER IN THE WATER WERE LITTLE EDDIES CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES SUCH AS ARE CAUSED WHEN ANYTHING SINKS BELOW THE SURFACE DID DID YOU HEAR THAT CAP'N BILL SHE WHISPERED SOLEMNLY CAP'N BILL DID NOT ANSWER
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It was not dark in this vast cave, yet the light seemed to come from underneath the water, which all around them glowed with an exquisite sapphire color. Where the little waves crept up the sides of the rocks they shone like brilliant jewels, and every drop of spray seemed a gem fit to deck a queen.
IT WAS NOT DARK IN THIS VAST CAVE YET THE LIGHT SEEMED TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE WATER WHICH ALL AROUND THEM GLOWED WITH AN EXQUISITE SAPPHIRE COLOR WHERE THE LITTLE WAVES CREPT UP TO THE SIDES OF THE ROCKS THEY SHONE LIKE BRILLIANT JEWELS AND EVERY DROP OF SPRAY SEEMED A GEM FIT TO DECK A QUEEN
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"The most beauti ful est in all the world," murmured Cap'n Bill in a voice of horror, "an' no one has ever lived to to tell the tale!" There was a peal of merry laughter at this, laughter that rippled and echoed throughout the cavern.
THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST IN ALL THE WORLD MURMURED CAP'N BILL IN A VOICE OF HORROR AND NO ONE HAS EVER LIVED TO TELL THE TALE THERE WAS A PEAL OF MERRY LAUGHTER AT THIS LAUGHTER THAT RIPPLED AND ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE CAVERN
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Here was the ocean yet. It had crept under the dome of overhanging rock to reveal itself crowned with sapphires and dressed in azure gown, revealing in this guise new and unexpected charms. "Good morning, Mayre," said a sweet voice.
HERE WAS THE OCEAN YET IT HAD CREPT UNDER THE DOME OF OVERHANGING ROCK TO REVEAL ITSELF CROWNED WITH SAPPHIRES AND DRESSED IN AZURE GOWN REVEALING IN THE SKIES NEW AND UNEXPECTED CHARMS GOOD MORNING MAISY SAID A SWEET VOICE
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"You need not stay with us a moment longer than you please," returned the mermaid, smiling as if amused at the remark. "Whenever you are ready to return home, we promise to bring you to this place again and restore to you the same forms you are now wearing."
YOU NEED NOT STAY WITH US A MOMENT LONGER THAN YOU PLEASE RETURNED THE MERMAID SMILING AS IF AMUSED AT THE REMARK WHENEVER YOU ARE READY TO RETURN HOME WE PROMISE TO BRING YOU TO THIS PLACE AGAIN AND RESTORE TO YOU THE SAME FORMS YOU ARE NOW WEARING
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Once Cap'n Bill had commanded and owned the "Anemone," a trading schooner that plied along the coast; and in those days Charlie Griffiths, who was Trot's father, had been the Captain's mate. But ever since Cap'n Bill's accident, when he lost his leg, Charlie Griffiths had been the captain of the little schooner while his old master lived peacefully ashore with the Griffiths family. This was about the time Trot was born, and the old sailor became very fond of the baby girl.
ONCE CAP'N BILL HAD COMMANDED AND OWNED THE AN ENEMY A TRADING SCHOONER THAT PLIED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THOSE DAYS CHARLIE GRIFFITHS WHO WAS TROT'S FATHER HAD BEEN THE CAPTAIN'S MATE BUT EVER SINCE CAP'N BILL'S ACCIDENT WHEN HE LOST HIS LEG CHARLIE GRIFFITH'S HAD BEEN THE CAPTAIN OF THE LITTLE SCHOONER WHILE HIS OLD MASTER LIVED PEACEFULLY ASHORE WITH A GRIFFITH FAMILY THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME TROT WAS BORN AND THE OLD SAILOR BECAME VERY FOND OF THE BABY GIRL
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"We've never been into that cave, Cap'n," she remarked, looking at the small hole in the cliff an archway through which the water flowed. "Let's go in now."
WE'VE NEVER BEEN INTO THAT CAVE CAP'N SHE REMARKED LOOKING AT THE SMALL HOLE IN THE CLIFF AN ARCHWAY THROUGH WHICH THE WATER FLOWED LET'S GO IN NOW
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"We heard you say yesterday you would like to see a mermaid, and so we decided to grant your wish." "That was real nice of you," said Trot gratefully.
WE HEARD YOU SAY YESTERDAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MERMAID AND SO WE DECIDED TO GRANT YOUR WISH THAT WAS REAL NICE OF YOU SAID TROT GRATEFULLY
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It was a sweet, girlish face with eyes of the same deep blue as the water and red lips whose dainty smile disposed two rows of pearly teeth. The cheeks were plump and rosy, the brows gracefully penciled, while the chin was rounded and had a pretty dimple in it.
IT WAS A SWEET GIRLISH FACE WITH EYES OF THE SAME DEEP BLUE AS THE WATER AND RED LIPS WHOSE DAINTY SMILE DISCLOSED TWO ROWS OF PEARLY TEETH THE CHEEKS WERE PLUMP AND ROSY THE BROWS GRACEFULLY PENCILLED WHILE THE CHIN WAS ROUNDED AND HAD A PRETTY DIMPLE IN IT
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If anybody is unlucky enough to be 'round jes' then, the beauty o' them mermaids an' their sweet songs charm 'em like magic; so's they plunge into the waves to get to the mermaids. But the mermaids haven't any hearts, Trot, no more'n a fish has; so they laughs when the poor people drown an' don't care a fig. That's why I says, an' I says it true, that nobody never sawr a mermaid an' lived to tell the tale." "Nobody?" asked Trot. "Nobody a tall."
IF ANYBODY IS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ROUND JUST THEN THE BEAUTY OF THEM MERMAIDS AND THEIR SWEET SONGS CHARM EM LIKE MAGIC SO'S THEY PLUNGE INTO THE WAVES TO GET TO THE MERMAIDS BUT THE MERMAIDS HAVEN'T ANY HEARTS TROT NO MORE'N THE FISH HAS SO THEY LAUGHS WHEN THE POOR PEOPLE DROWN AND DON'T CARE A FIG THAT'S WHY I SAYS AND I SAYS IT TRUE THAT NOBODY EVER SAW A MERMAID AND LIVE TO TELL THE TALE NOBODY ASKED TROT NOBODY AT ALL
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"Whither away, Commodore Trot?" he asked gaily. "I don't care, Cap'n. It's just fun enough to be on the water," she answered, trailing one hand overboard. So he rowed around by the North Promontory, where the great caves were, and much as they were enjoying the ride, they soon began to feel the heat of the sun.
WHITHER AWAY COMMODORE TROT HE ASKED GAILY I DON'T CARE CAP'N IT'S JUST FUN ENOUGH TO BE ON THE WATER SHE ANSWERED TRAILING ONE HAND OVERBOARD SO HE ROWED AROUND BY THE NORTH PROMONTORY WHERE THE GREAT CAVES WERE AND MUCH AS THEY WERE ENJOYING THE RIDE THEY SOON BEGAN TO FEEL THE HEAT OF THE SUN
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"Look out fer your head, Trot!" cautioned Cap'n Bill as the boat glided slowly into the rocky arch. But it was the sailor who had to duck, instead of the little girl.
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR HEAD TROT CAUTIONED CAP'N BILL AS THE BOAT GLIDED SLOWLY INTO THE ROCKY ARCH BUT IT WAS THE SAILOR WHO HAD TO DUCK INSTEAD OF THE LITTLE GIRL
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He always wore one trouser leg over his wooden limb and sometimes it would flutter in the wind like a flag because it was so wide and the wooden leg so slender. His rough kersey coat was a pea jacket and came down to his waistline. In the big pockets of his jacket he kept a wonderful jackknife, and his pipe and tobacco, and many bits of string, and matches and keys and lots of other things.
HE ALWAYS WORE ONE TROUSER LEG OVER HIS WOODEN LIMB AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD FLUTTER IN THE WIND LIKE A FLAG BECAUSE IT WAS SO WIDE AND THE WOODEN LEGS SO SLENDER HIS ROUGH JERSEY COAT WAS A PEA JACKET AND CAME DOWN TO HIS WAIST LINE IN THE BIG POCKETS OF HIS JACKET HE KEPT A WONDERFUL JACK KNIFE AND HIS PIPE AND TOBACCO AND MANY BITS OF STRING AND MATCHES AND KEYS AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS
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Only for a moment, though. Just beyond the opening the cave was higher, and as the boat floated into the dim interior they found themselves on quite an extensive branch of the sea.
ONLY FOR A MOMENT THOUGH JUST BEYOND THE OPENING THE CAVE WAS HIGHER AND AS THE BOAT FLOATED INTO THE DIM INTERIOR THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ON QUITE AN EXTENSIVE BRANCH OF THE SEA
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For a time neither of them spoke and only the soft lapping of the water against the sides of the boat was heard. A beautiful sight met the eyes of the two adventurers and held them dumb with wonder and delight.
FOR A TIME NEITHER OF THEM SPOKE AND ONLY THE SOFT LAPPING OF THE WATER AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE BOAT WAS HEARD A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT MET THE EYES OF THE TWO ADVENTURERS AND HELD THEM DUMB WITH WONDER AND DELIGHT
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"Other fairies have been seen by mortals; why not mermaids?" "P'raps they have, Trot, p'raps they have," he answered musingly. "I'm tellin' you as it was told to me, but I never stopped to inquire into the matter so close before. Seems like folks wouldn't know so much about mermaids if they hadn't seen 'em; an' yet accordin' to all accounts the victim is bound to get drownded." "P'raps," suggested Trot softly, "someone found a fotygraph of one of 'em."
OTHER FAIRIES HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MORTALS WHY NOT MERMAIDS PERHAPS THEY HAVE TROT PERHAPS THEY HAVE HE ANSWERED MUSINGLY I'M TELLING YOU AS IT WERE TOLD TO ME BUT I NEVER STOPPED TO INQUIRE INTO THE MATTER SO CLOSE BEFORE SEEMS LIKE FOLKS WOULDN'T KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MERMAIDS IF THEY HADN'T SEEN EM AND YET ACCORDIN TO ALL ACCOUNTS THE VICTIM IS BOUND TO GET DROWNDED PERHAPS SUGGESTED TROT SOFTLY SOMEBODY FOUND A PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF THEM
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He was staring with eyes that fairly bulged out at a place behind Trot's back, and he shook a little, as if trembling from cold.
HE WAS STARING WITH EYES THAT FAIRLY BULGED OUT AT A PLACE BEHIND TROT'S BACK AND HE SHOOK A LITTLE AS IF TREMBLING FROM COLD
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"It isn't a bit rough this morning. Let's have a boat ride, Cap'n Bill," said the child. "Suits me to a T," declared the sailor. So they found the winding path that led down the face of the cliff to the narrow beach below and cautiously began the descent.
IT ISN'T A BIT ROUGH THIS MORNING LET'S HAVE A BOAT RIDE CAP'N BILL SAID THE CHILD SUITS ME TO A TARED THE SAILOR SO THEY FOUND THE WINDING PATH THAT LED DOWN THE FACE OF THE CLIFF TO THE NARROW BEACH BELOW AND CAUTIOUSLY BEGAN THE DESCENT
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They seemed undecided what to say to this and swam a little way off, where the beautiful heads formed a group that was delightful to see.
THEY SEEMED UNDECIDED WHAT TO SAY TO THIS AND SWAM A LITTLE WAY OFF WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL HEADS FORMED A GROUP THAT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO SEE
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There was a peal of merry laughter at this, laughter that rippled and echoed throughout the cavern. Just at Trot's side appeared a new face even fairer than the other, with a wealth of brown hair wreathing the lovely features. And the eyes smiled kindly into those of the child.
THERE WAS A PEAL OF MERRY LAUGHTER AT THIS LAUGHTER THAT RIPPLED AND ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE CAVERN JUST AT TROT'S SIDE APPEARED A NEW FACE EVEN FAIRER THAN THE OTHER WITH A WEALTH OF BROWN HAIR WREATHING THE LOVELY FEATURES AND THE EYES SMILED KINDLY INTO THOSE OF THE CHILD
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Slowly the little craft crept farther and farther into the dim interior of the vast cavern, while its two passengers feasted their eyes on the beauties constantly revealed.
SLOWLY THE LITTLE CRAFT CREPT FARTHER AND FARTHER INTO THE DIM INTERIOR OF THE VAST CAVERN WHILE ITS TWO PASSENGERS FEASTED THEIR EYES ON THE BEAUTIES CONSTANTLY REVEALED
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"Give me your hand, dear," answered the mermaid, lifting a lovely white arm from the water. Trot took the slender hand and found it warm and soft and not a bit "fishy." "My name is Clia," continued the mermaid, "and I am a princess in our deep sea kingdom."
GIVE ME YOUR HAND DEAR ANSWERED THE MERMAID LIFTING A LOVELY WHITE ARM FROM THE WATER TROT TOOK THE SLENDER HAND AND FOUND IT WARM AND SOFT AND NOT A BIT FISHY MY NAME IS CLEA CONTINUED THE MERMAID AND I AM A PRINCESS IN OUR DEEP SEA KINGDOM
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Today they decided to row, so the girl climbed into the bow and her companion stuck his wooden leg into the water's edge "so he wouldn't get his foot wet" and pushed off the little boat as he climbed aboard. Then he seized the oars and began gently paddling.
TO DAY THEY DECIDED TO ROW SO THE GIRL CLIMBED INTO THE BOW AND HER COMPANION STUCK HIS WOODEN LEG INTO THE WATER'S EDGE SO HE WOULDN'T GET HIS FOOT WET AND PUSHED OFF THE LITTLE BOAT AS HE CLIMBED ABOARD THEN HE SEIZED THE OARS AND BEGAN GENTLY PADDLING
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If it stormed and raved, they laughed with glee; if it rolled great breakers against the shore, they clapped their hands joyfully; if it lay slumbering at their feet, they petted and caressed it, but always they loved it.
IF IT STORMED AND RAVED THEY LAUGHED WITH GLEE IF IT ROLLED GREAT BREAKERS AGAINST THE SHORE THEY CLAPPED THEIR HANDS JOYFULLY IF IT LAY SLUMBERING AT THEIR FEET THEY PETTED AND CARESSED IT BUT ALWAYS THEY LOVED IT
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"Why, he couldn't, mate. I reckon they must have called it Giant's Cave 'cause it's so big, an' not 'cause any giant man lived there."
WHY HE COULDN'T MATE I RECKON THEY MUST HAVE CALLED IT GIANTS CAVE CAUSE IT'S SO BIG AN NOT CAUSE ANY GIANT MAN LIVED THERE
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And you are partly like us, Mayre dear, but have awkward stiff legs so you may walk on the land. But the mermaids lived before fishes and before mankind, so both have borrowed something from us."
AND YOU ARE PARTLY LIKE US MAY WE DEAR BUT HAVE AWKWARD STIFF LEGS SO YOU MAY WALK ON THE LAND BUT THE MERMAIDS LIVE BEFORE THE FISHES AND BEFORE MANKIND SO BOTH HAVE BORROWED SOMETHING FROM US
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Trot never minded the steep path or the loose rocks at all, but Cap'n Bill's wooden leg was not so useful on a downgrade as on a level, and he had to be careful not to slip and take a tumble.
TROT NEVER MINDED THE STEEP PATH OR THE LOOSE ROCKS AT ALL BUT CAP'N BILL'S WOODEN LEG WAS NOT SO USEFUL ON A DOWN GRADE AS ON A LEVEL AND HE HAD TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO SLIP AND TAKE A TUMBLE
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It hung on a pair of davits and was lowered just as a boat is lowered from a ship's side.
IT HUNG ON A PAIR OF DAVITS AND WAS LOWERED JUST AS A BOAT IS LOWERED FROM A SHIP'S SIDE
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We merely thought it would please little Mayre, and were willing to show her the sights of our beautiful home."
WE MERELY THOUGHT IT WOULD PLEASE LITTLE MARY AND WERE WILLING TO SHOW HER THE SIGHTS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL HOME
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"'Pears like there must o' been, Trot, or they wouldn't o' named it that name," he replied, pausing to wipe his bald head with the red handkerchief while the oars dragged in the water. "We've never been into that cave, Cap'n," she remarked, looking at the small hole in the cliff an archway through which the water flowed. "Let's go in now."
PIERS LIKE THEY MUST A BEEN TROT OR THEY WOULDN'T A NAMED IT THAT NAME HE REPLIED PAUSING TO WIPE HIS BALD HEAD WITH THE RED HANDKERCHIEF WHILE THE OARS DRAGGED IN THE WATER WE'VE NEVER BEEN INTO THAT CAVE CAP'N SHE REMARKED LOOKING AT THE SMALL HOLE IN THE CLIFF AN ARCHWAY THROUGH WHICH THE WATER FLOWED LET'S GO IN NOW
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About as high up as Cap'n Bill could reach was an iron ring securely fastened to the cliff, and to this ring was tied a rope. The old sailor unfastened the knot and began paying out the rope, and the rowboat came out of its shed and glided slowly downward to the beach.
ABOUT AS HIGH UP AS CAP'N BILL COULD REACH WAS AN IRON RING SECURELY FASTENED TO THE CLIFF AND TO THIS RING WAS TIED A ROPE THE OLD SAILOR UNFASTENED THE KNOT AND BEGAN PAYING OUT THE ROPE AND THE ROWBOAT CAME OUT OF ITS SHED AND GLIDED SLOWLY DOWNWARD TO THE BEACH
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"All right, I'm ready, Miss Mermaid," said Trot. "What shall I do? Jump in, clothes and all?"
ALL RIGHT I'M READY MISS MERMAID SAID TROT WHAT SHALL I DO JUMP IN CLOTHES AND ALL
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"Then you must be fairies if you've lived always," remarked Trot, nodding wisely. "We are, dear. We are the water fairies," answered the one with the blonde hair, coming nearer and rising till her slender white throat showed plainly.
THEN YOU MUST BE FAIRIES IF YOU'VE LIVED ALWAYS REMARKED TROT NODDING WISELY WE ARE DEAR WE ARE THE WATER FAIRIES ANSWERED THE WOMAN WITH THE BLONDE HAIR COMING NEARER AND RISING TILL HER SLENDER WHITE THROAT SHOWED PLAINLY
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But by and by they reached the sands and walked to a spot just beneath the big acacia tree that grew on the bluff. Halfway to the top of the cliff hung suspended a little shed like structure that sheltered Trot's rowboat, for it was necessary to pull the boat out of reach of the waves which beat in fury against the rocks at high tide.
BUT BY AND BY THEY REACHED THE SANDS AND WALKED TO A SPOT JUST BENEATH THE BIG ACACIA TREE THAT GREW ON THE BLUFF HALF WAY TO THE TOP OF THE CLIFF HUNG SUSPENDED A LITTLE SHED LIKE STRUCTURE THAT SHELTERED TROT'S ROWBOAT FOR IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL THE BOAT OUT OF REACH OF THE WAVES WHICH BEAT IN FURY AGAINST THE ROCKS AT HIGH TIDE
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He picked up the oars and rowed slowly toward the cave. The black archway that marked its entrance seemed hardly big enough to admit the boat at first, but as they drew nearer, the opening became bigger. The sea was very calm here, for the headland shielded it from the breeze.
HE PICKED UP THE OARS AND ROWED SLOWLY TOWARD THE CAVE THE BLACK ARCHWAY THAT MARKED ITS ENTRANCE SEEMED HARDLY BIG ENOUGH TO ADMIT THE BOAT AT FIRST BUT AS THEY DREW NEARER THE OPENING BECAME BIGGER THE SEA WAS VERY CALM HERE FOR THE HEADLAND SHIELDED IT FROM THE BREEZE
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"What for, Trot?" "To see if there's a giant there." "Hm. Aren't you 'fraid?" "No, are you? I just don't b'lieve it's big enough for a giant to get into." "Your father was in there once," remarked Cap'n Bill, "an' he says it's the biggest cave on the coast, but low down. It's full o' water, an' the water's deep down to the very bottom o' the ocean; but the rock roof's liable to bump your head at high tide ." "It's low tide now," returned Trot. "And how could any giant live in there if the roof is so low down?"
WHAT FOR TROT TO SEE IF THERE'S A GIANT THERE HUM AREN'T YOU AFRAID NO ARE YOU I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR A GIANT TO GET INTO YOUR FATHER WAS IN THERE ONCE REMARKED CAP'N BILL AND HE SAYS IT'S THE BIGGEST CAVE ON THE COAST BUT LOW DOWN IT'S FULL O WATER AND THE WATER'S DEEP DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN BUT THE ROCK ROOFS LIABLE TO BUMP YOUR HEAD AT HIGH TIDE IT'S LOW TIDE NOW RETURNED TROT AND HOW COULD ANY GIANT LIVE IN THERE IF THE ROOF IS SO LOW DOWN
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Trot turned half around, and then she stared, too. Rising from the blue water was a fair face around which floated a mass of long, blonde hair.
TROT TURNED HALF AROUND AND THEN SHE STARED TOO RISING FROM THE BLUE WATER WAS A FAIR FACE AROUND WHICH FLOATED A MASS OF LONG BLONDE HAIR
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All the mermaids laughed at this, and the brown haired one said, "Well, if you are afraid, don't come. You may row your boat out of this cave and never see us again, if you like.
ALL THE MERMAIDS LAUGHED AT THIS AND THE BROWN HAIRED ONE SAID WELL IF YOU ARE AFRAID DON'T COME YOU MAY ROW YOUR BOAT OUT OF THIS CAVE AND NEVER SEE US AGAIN IF YOU LIKE
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"That's Dead Man's Cave, 'cause a skellington was found there," observed the child as they passed a dark, yawning mouth in the cliff. "And that's Bumble Cave, 'cause the bumblebees make nests in the top of it. And here's Smuggler's Cave, 'cause the smugglers used to hide things in it."
THAT'S DEAD MAN'S CAVE CAUSE A SKELINGTON WAS FOUND THERE OBSERVED THE CHILD AS THEY PASSED A DARK YAWNING MOUTH IN THE CLIFF AND THAT'S BUMBLE CAVE CAUSE THE BUMBLEBEES MAKE NESTS IN THE TOP OF IT AND HERE'S SMUGGLERS CAVE CAUSE THE SMUGGLERS USED TO HIDE THINGS IN IT
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But we love little girls dearly and wish only to please them and make their lives more happy." "I believe that!" cried Trot earnestly. Cap'n Bill groaned. "Guess why we have appeared to you," said another mermaid, coming to the side of the boat. "Why?" asked the child.
BUT WE LOVE LITTLE GIRLS DEARLY AND WISH ONLY TO PLEASE THEM AND MAKE THEIR LIVES MORE HAPPY I BELIEVE THAT CRIED TROT EARNESTLY CAP'N BILL GROANED GUESS WHY WE HAVE APPEARED TO YOU SAID ANOTHER MERMAID COMING TO THE SIDE OF THE BOAT WHY ASKED THE CHILD
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Across the bay the last of the fisherboats was speeding away out to sea, for well the fishermen knew this was an ideal day to catch rockbass, barracuda and yellowtail. The old man and the young girl stood on the bluff and watched all this with interest. Here was their world.
ACROSS THE BAY THE LAST OF THE FISHER BOATS WAS SPEEDING AWAY OUT TO SEA FOR WELL THE FISHERMAN KNEW THIS WAS AN IDEAL DAY TO CATCH ROCK BASS BARRACOUDA AND YELLOW TAIL THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG GIRL STOOD ON THE BLUFF AND WATCHED ALL THIS WITH INTEREST HERE WAS THEIR WORLD
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Both the old seaman and the little girl loved the ocean in all its various moods. To them it was a constant companion and a genial comrade.
BOTH THE OLD SEAMAN AND THE LITTLE GIRL LOVED THE OCEAN IN ALL ITS VARIOUS MOODS TO THEM IT WAS A CONSTANT COMPANION AND A GENIAL COMRADE
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When it reached the sands, the sailor unhooked the ropes and pushed the boat to the water's edge. It was a pretty little craft, light and strong, and Cap'n Bill knew how to sail it or row it, as Trot might desire.
WHEN IT REACHED THE SANDS THE SAILOR UNHOOKED THE ROPES AND PUSHED THE BOAT TO THE WATER'S EDGE IT WAS A PRETTY LITTLE CRAFT LIGHT AND STRONG AND CAP'N BILL KNEW HOW TO SAIL IT OR ROW IT AS TROT MIGHT DESIRE
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"I'd like to see 'em, all right," said Trot, her eyes glistening with pleasure. "So would I," admitted Cap'n Bill, "if we would live to tell the tale." "Don't you believe us?" asked the mermaid, fixing her lovely eyes on those of the old sailor and smiling prettily. "Are you afraid to trust us to bring you safely back?"
I'D LIKE TO SEE EM ALL RIGHT SAID TROT HER EYES GLISTENING WITH PLEASURE SO WOULD I ADMITTED CAP'N BILL IF WE WOULD LIVE TO TELL THE TALE DON'T YOU BELIEVE US ASKED THE MERMAID FIXING HER LOVELY EYES ON THOSE OF THE OLD SAILOR AND SMILING PRETTILY ARE YOU AFRAID TO TRUST US TO BRING YOU SAFELY BACK
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"Why, he couldn't, mate. I reckon they must have called it Giant's Cave 'cause it's so big, an' not 'cause any giant man lived there." "Let's go in," said the girl again. "I'd like to 'splore it." "All right," replied the sailor. "It'll be cooler in there than out here in the sun. We won't go very far, for when the tide turns we mightn't get out again."
WHY HE COULDN'T MATE I RECKON THEY MUST HAVE CALLED IT GIANTS CAVE CAUSE IT'S SO BIG AN NOT CAUSE ANY GIANT MAN LIVED THERE LET'S GO IN SAID THE GIRL AGAIN I'D LIKE TO SPLORE IT ALL RIGHT REPLIED THE SAILOR IT'LL BE COOLER IN THERE THAN OUT HERE IN THE SUN WE WON'T GO VERY FAR FOR WHEN THE TIDE TURNS WE MIGHTN'T GET OUT AGAIN
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"I don't know who, but I've heard tell " "You've heard that no one ever saw a mermaid and lived," said Trot. "To tell the tale," he added, nodding. "An' if we dives down like they says, we won't live ourselves."
I DON'T KNOW WHO BUT I'VE HEARD TELL YOU'VE HEARD THAT NO ONE EVER SAW A MERMAID AND LIVED SAID TROT TO TELL THE TALE HE ADDED NODDING AND IF WE DIVES DOWN LIKE THEY SAYS WE WON'T LIVE OURSELVES
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Again the cave rang with merry laughter, and as it died away, Trot said, "May I see your scales, please? And are they green and purple and pink like Cap'n Bill said?" They seemed undecided what to say to this and swam a little way off, where the beautiful heads formed a group that was delightful to see.
AGAIN THE CAVE RANG WITH MERRY LAUGHTER AND AS IT DIED AWAY TROT SAID MAY I SEE YOUR SCALES PLEASE ARE THEY GREEN AND PURPLE AND PINK LIKE CAP'N BILL SAID THEY SEEMED UNDECIDED WHAT TO SAY TO THIS AND SWAM A LITTLE WAY OFF WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL HEADS FORMED A GROUP THAT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO SEE
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"Would I have a fish's tail?" asked Trot earnestly. "You would have a mermaid's tail," was the reply. "What color would my scales be pink, or purple?" "You may choose the color yourself." "Look ahere, Trot!" said Cap'n Bill in excitement. "You ain't thinkin' o' doin' such a fool thing, are you?"
WOULD I HAVE A FISH'S TAIL ASKED TROT EARNESTLY YOU WOULD HAVE A MERMAID'S TAIL WAS THE REPLY WHAT COLOUR WOULD MY SCALES BE PINK OR PURPLE YOU MAY CHOOSE THE COLOR YOURSELF LOOKY HERE TROT SAID CAP'N BILL IN EXCITEMENT YOU AIN'T THINKIN O DOIN SUCH A FOOL THING ARE YOU
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Libriheavy

Libriheavy: a 50,000 hours ASR corpus with punctuation casing and context. Libriheavy is a labeled version of Librilight.

This uploaded version replaces the default Libri-Light audio files with the highest quality available versions from librivox. In most cases, this consists an upgrade of the source audio from a 64kbps mp3 to a 128kbps mp3.

Audio files are then re-encoded using the Opus 68kbps codec to retain quality and reduce size.

Splits

  • small: 509 hours of speech. 417 speakers averaging 1.22 hours per speaker.
  • medium: 5042 hours of speech. 1531 speakers averaging 3.29 hours per speaker.
  • large: 50794 hours of speech. 6736 speakers averaging 7.54 hours per speaker.
  • dev: 22.3 hours of speech. 141 speakers averaging 0.16 hours per speaker.
  • test_clean: 10.5 hours of speech. 70 speakers averaging 0.15 hours per speaker.
  • test_other: 11.5 hours of speech. 72 speakers averaging 0.16 hours per speaker.
  • test_clean_large: 107.5 hours of speech. 72 speakers averaging 1.49 hours per speaker.
  • test_other_large: 100.3 hours of speech. 73 speakers averaging 1.37 hours per speaker.

Citation

@misc{kang2023libriheavy,
      title={Libriheavy: a 50,000 hours ASR corpus with punctuation casing and context}, 
      author={Wei Kang and Xiaoyu Yang and Zengwei Yao and Fangjun Kuang and Yifan Yang and Liyong Guo and Long Lin and Daniel Povey},
      year={2023},
      eprint={2309.08105},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={eess.AS}
}
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