The story that follows is buried in the nautical volume Tales of Shipwrecks and Adventures at Sea, published in London in 1846. Despite its remarkable nature, I do not recall previously having read the tale in any other volume.
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The ability to survive is dependent on both a strong physical constitution and an unshakeable determination. While both of these ingredients are necessary, experience has shown that the will to live easily surpasses physical robustness in relative importance. He whose actions are in accordance with his nature, truly lives. Sir Thomas Browne was entirely correct when he said in his essay Religio Medici:
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