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,VOYAGE TO ,EXILE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,L\ISE ,MI*EL 

,TEXT 3 

,*APT] #a#b4 ,VOYAGE TO ,EXILE 

  

,:ILE ,I WAIT$ = DEPORTATION1 ,I WAS KEPT 9 ! ,AUB]IVE PRISON4 ,ONCE AGA9 ,I CAN SEE ?AT PRISON1 ) ITS 5ORM\S CELL BLOCKS & ITS N>R[ :ITE PA?S RUNN+ UND] ! P9ES4 ,!RE A GALE IS BL[+1 & ,I CAN SEE ! L9ES ( SIL5T WOM5 PRISON]S ) !IR SC>VES FOLD$ AT !IR NECKS & WE>+ :ITE HEADDRESSES LIKE PEASANTS4 ,9 FRONT ( ! P9ES BURD5$ ) SN[ DUR+ ! LONG W9T] ( #a#h#g#b-#g#c1 ! TIR$ WOM5 PRISON]S PASS$ SL[LY BY1 !IR WOOD5 %OES R++ A SAD CAD5CE ON ! FROZ5 E>?4 

,MY MO!R WAS /ILL /RONG !N1 & ,I WAIT$ = MY DEPORTATION TO ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA )\T SEE+ :AT ,I HAVE SE5 S9CE3 ! T]RIBLE & SIL5T ANGUI% UND] H] CALM APPE>ANCE4 ,%E WAS /AY+ AT H] SI/]'S 9 ,CLEFMONT1 :I* WAS V]Y NE> ! ,AUB]IVE PRISON1 & ,I KNEW %E WAS WELL4 ,%E BR\<T ME PACKAGES ( CAKES & COOKIES ! WAY %E US$ TO DO :5 ,I WAS A /UD5T AT ,*AUMONT4 

,H[ MANY LITTLE GIFTS H] OLD H&S S5T ME1 EV5 9 ! LA/ YE> %E WAS ALIVE4 ,WE REVOLUTION>IES BR+ SO LITTLE HAPP9ESS TO \R FAMILIES1 YET ! MORE !Y SUFF]1 ! MORE WE LOVE !M4 ,! R>E MOM5TS WE HAVE AT HOME MAKE US 9T5SELY HAPPY1 = WE KN[ ?AT ?OSE MOM5TS >E TRANSI5T & \R LOV$ ONES WILL MISS !M 9 ! FUTURE4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! FEW PAGES REMA9+ FROM MY J\RNAL ( ! TRIP TO ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA1 WE LEFT ,AUB]IVE ON ,TUESDAY1 #e ,AUGU/ #a#h#g#c1 BETWE5 SIX & SEV5 9 ! MORN+4 ,! NI<T BE=E WE LEFT MY MO!R CAME TO SAY GOODBYE1 & ,I NOTIC$ = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT H] HAIR WAS TURN+ :ITE4 

,:5 ,I LEFT = EXILE ,I WASN'T BITT] AB\T DEPORTATION BECAUSE IT WAS BETT] TO BE SOME:]E ELSE & SO NOT SEE ! COLLAPSE ( \R DREAMS4 ,AFT] :AT ! ,V]SAILLES GOV]NM5T HAD DONE1 ,I EXPECT$ TO F9D ! SAVAGES 9 ! ,S\? ,PACIFIC GOOD1 & P]HAPS ,I W\LD F9D ! ,NEW ,CAL$ONIAN SUN BETT] ?AN ! ,FR5* ONE4 

,WE W]E PUT ON A TRA9 & :ILE WE W]E CROSS+ ?R\< ,LANGRES ON ! WAY TO ,P>IS1 FIVE OR SIX METALWORK]S ) B>E >MS BLACK UP TO !IR ELB[S CAME \T ( !IR WORK%OP4 ,ONE :ITE-HAIR$ WORK] FL\RI%$ HIS HAMM] & LET \T A YELL ?AT ! NOISE ( ! RAILROAD C>RIAGE'S ROLL+ :EELS ALMO/ DR[N$ \T4 0,LONG LIVE ! ,COMMUNE60 HE CRI$4 ,SOME?+ LIKE A PROMISE TO /AY WOR?Y ( HIS SALUTE FILL$ MY HE>T4 

,?AT EV5+ WE >RIV$ 9 ,P>IS 9 A PRISON C>RIAGE4 ,AS WE W]E BE+ TRANSPORT$ FROM ! ,G>E DE L',E/ TO ! ,G>E D',ORL,G,B,PANS1 ,I PE]$ \T & C\LD SEE ! LITTLE %OP ON ! RUE ,SA9T-,HONOR#f :]E MY MO!R PLANN$ TO LIVE ) A RELATIVE AFT] MY DEP>TURE4 ,WE LEFT ALMO/ IMM$IATELY FROM ! ,G>E D',ORLEANS1 & ! NEXT DAY >\ND F\R 9 ! AFT]NOON WE >RIV$ NE> ! ,ATLANTIC COA/ AT ! PRISON ( LA ,RO*ELLE4 

,ON ,AUGU/ #h WE W]E PUT ABO>D A VESSEL1 ! ,COMLTE 1 TO GO ! LA/ ?IRTY KILOMET]S TO ,RO*E=T4 ,ABO>D ! ,COMTTE WE W]E TREAT$ LIKE A VANQUI%$ 5EMY1 NOT LIKE EVILDO]S1 & SOME FRI5DLY PEOPLE 9 SMALL BOATS FOLL[$ ! ,COMETE ! 5TIRE WAY4 ,WE ANSW]$ !IR SALUTE FROM AF>4 ,AS MY LA/ F>EWELL ,I WANT$ TO WAVE A R$ SC>F ,I HAD SAV$ S9CE ! ,COMMUNE1 BUT IT WAS BURI$ DEEP 9 MY BAGGAGE1 HIDD5 FROM ANY SE>*1 & ON DECK ,I HAD ONLY MY BLACK VEIL4 

,9 ! H>BOR AT ,RO*E=T WE W]E PUT ABO>D ! OLD W>%IP ,VIRG9IE4 ,ON ,SUNDAY1 ,AUGU/ #a1 ! CREW LET \T ! SAILS & WEI<$ AN*OR :ILE !Y SANG ! OLD W> SONGS ( ,BRITTANY4 ,! RHY?M ( !IR SONGS MULTIPLI$ !IR /R5G?1 & ! CABLE ROSE :ILE ! M5 SWEAT$4 ,!IR H>MONY BECAME A =CE )\T :I* IT W\LD HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE TO RAISE ! AN*OR4 

,UNTIL ,MONDAY WE SKIRT$ ! COA/S ( ,FRANCE4 ,!N CAME ! OP5 SEA4 ,AT FIR/ TWO OR ?REE %IPS W]E 9 SI<T ON ! HORIZON2 !N ONLY ONE2 !N NONE AT ALL4 ,TWO SEABIRDS ACCOMPANI$ US = SOME TIME1 BUT T[>D ! F\RTE5? ! LA/ L>GE ONES DISAPPE>$4 ,ON ! SIXTE5? ! WAVES W]E /RONG4 ,! W9D BLEW A TEMPE/1 & ! SUN MADE A ?\S& FLA%ES ON ! WAT]4 ,TWO RIV]S ( DIAMONDS SEEM$ TO SLIDE D[N ! FLANKS ( ! %IP4 

,IT WAS REALLY MY %IP !N1 ALONE UND] ! HEAV5S6 ,EXCEPT = ! TRIP BETWE5 ,*AUMONT & ,P>IS1 ,I HAD NEV] TRAVEL$4 ,N[ ,I WAS TAK+ A LONG VOYAGE ON A W>%IP2 ,I W\LD NEV] HAVE D>$ TO DREAM ( SU* A /ROKE ( GOOD LUCK1 ESPECIALLY ) ! /ATE PAY+ ! CO/4 ,IT WAS TRUE ?AT ULTIMATELY ! CO/ WAS HI<3 \R PEOPLE BY ! ?\S&S FALL5 9 ! SLAU<T] & MO!RS :O BELIEV$ !Y W\LD NEV] SEE US AGA94 ,/ILL1 TO ME1 ! SEA WAS ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL ( SPECTACLES1 EV5 ?\< FROM 9FANCY PICTURES & TALES & ESPECIALLY MY IMAG9ATION HAD FILL$ MY M9D ) ! OCEAN4 ,I HAD DREAM$ ( ! OCEAN ! WAY IT TRULY WAS1 & N[ ?AT ! REALITY HAD APPE>$1 ,I WAS *>M$ & MAGNETIZ$ BY ITS IMM5SITY4 ,9 MY IMAG9ATION ,I HAD LOV$ ! SEA ALL MY LIFE2 N[ ,I LOV$ IT AS ,I REALLY SAW IT4 

,= MY FIR/ TOYS MY GR&FA!R HAD MADE ME BOATS1 BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ONES :OSE SAILS C\LD BE CLEW$ UP ) CABLES ( ?ICK ?READ4 ,9 A POEM AB\T MY *ILDHOOD1 ,I WROTE AB\T ?OSE TOY BOATS MY GR&FA!R MADE4  
  

,AS MY FIR/ TOYS1 HE MADE ME SOME BOATS4 

,%IPS ( GREAT BEAUTY ) REAL SAILS & MA/S1 

,& WE FLOAT$ !M ?R\< ! COOL ( ! POND4 

,WE SAIL$ !M ?R\< HAZ>DS ( MON/R\S BR[N TOADS1 

,:I* SOMETIMES TURN$ & LEAP$ ON !IR DECKS 

,D[N NE> ! OLD ELM :]E HONEYBEES SW>M$ 

,9 ! HOT SUMM] SUN1 MID/ ! ROSES ( ,PROV9S4 

,H[ MANY :ITE SAILS ,I SAW AS A *ILD4 

,!Y SWOOP$ O'] ! WAVES 9 MY DREAMS ( ! NI<T1 

,!RE WAS ONE 9 ! />LI<T ?AT FLOAT$ ALONE1 

,A SO>+ :ITE BIRD AGA9/ BLACKE/ HORIZON4 

,H[ GREAT WAS ITS BEAUTY6 ,I PA9T$ IT BRI<TLY1 

,& /OOD /RUCK ) AWE AT ITS =E/ ( RIGG+4 

,MY GR&FA!R SAID3 0,I WILL BUILD Y\ A %IP1 

,A %IP ( GREAT BEAUTY ) ITS HE>T MADE ( OAK1 

,= IT IS A FRIGATE40444  
  

,BUT ?\< HE MADE ME MANY LESS] CRAFT HE NEV] MADE ?AT DREAM FRIGATE ) ITS OAK5 HE>T1 & WE NEV] SET IT AFLOAT 9 ! POND NE> ! R$ ROSEBU%ES ) BEES FLY+ OV] ITS MA/S4 ,HE NEV] BUILT IT1 & YET ON ! REAL WAVES1 AFT] ! DEFEAT ( ! ,COMMUNE1 ,I RECOGNIZ$ MY DREAM FRIGATE2 IT WAS ! ,VIRG9IE4 

,ANYONE CAN TRY TO EXPLA9 ?IS *ILDHOOD DREAM4 ,:5 ,I SAW ! %IP FROM MY IMAG9ATION APPE> 9 ! REAL WORLD1 ,I HAD ALREADY SE5 TOO MANY /RANGE ?+S TO BE MOV$ BY ?AT NEW CO9CID5CE4 ,I HAVE SE5 ?+S ?AT MADE ME ?9K ( ,$G> ,ALLAN ,PE OR ,BAUDELAIRE OR ! N>RATORS ( /RANGE EV5TS2 H]E ,I SIMPLY NOTE ?AT ! ,VIRG9IE BREA/+ ! WAVES UND] FULL SAIL WAS ! V]Y %IP ,I HAD SE5 9 MY DREAMS4 

,ON ,AUGU/ #ai A BLACK %IP LIKE ! LEG5D>Y ,NAGLF> 1 ! SPECTRAL %IP ( ! ,NOR?1 CAME 9TO VIEW1 SOMETIMES CR[D+ ON SAIL & COM+ NE>]1 SOMETIMES SLIPP+ BACK4 ,IT BEGAN TO LOOK AS IF IT W]E LY+ 9 WAIT1 & WE WOND]$ IF ITS CREW W]E LIB]ATORS4 ,IT FOLL[$ US 9 AN 9T]MITT5T FA%ION = TWO DAYS4 ,ON ! EV5+ ( ! SECOND DAY \R VESSEL DID SOME PRACTICE MANEUV]S & FIR$ TWO BLANK CANNON %OTS1 & ! /RANGE %IP FAD$ 9TO ! NI<T4 ,= A LITTLE :ILE LONG] IT WAT*$ FROM A GREAT] DI/ANCE1 ITS :ITE SAILS %9+ LIKE />S JU/ OV] ! HORIZON AGA9/ ! DEP?S ( %AD[4 ,!N IT RETURN$ NO MORE4 

,ON ,AUGU/ #bb SEA SWALL[S P]*$ ON \R Y>D>MS4 ,WE W]E 9 SI<T ( ,PALMA .<SIC3 ,LAS ,PALMAS.>1 ,GR& ,CAN>Y ,ISL&1 :OSE :ITE H\SES SEEM$ TO GR[ \T ( ! WAT]4 ,FROM ! %IPS WE C\LD SEE M\NTA9S & MORE M\NTA9S1 PIL$ UP & MIX$ ) ! CL\DS4 ,FROM ! AN*ORAGE AT ,LAS ,PALMAS WE C\LD SEE SOME SAVAGE ROCKS1 TWO =TS1 ,LUZ & ,SANTA ,CAT>9A .<SIC3 ,CATAL9A.>1 & SOME RU9S :I* WE W]E TOLD W]E ?OSE ( A CU/OM%\SE4 ,TO ! NOR?1 ON A HILL OV]LOOK+ ! BAY1 WAS ! CITADEL4 

,! 9HABITANTS CAME \T TO ! %IP 9 B>GES LAD5 ) 5ORM\S GRAPES1 & !Y ACQUA9T$ US ) ! MONET>Y SY/EM ( ! ,CAN>IES4 ,AN \NCE ( GOLD OR QUADRUPLE IS EI<TY-F\R FRANCS EI<TY C5TIMES1 A QUANTITY ( MONEY NONE ( US NE$$ TO WORRY AB\T4 ,!N !RE >E QU>T]S1 EI<?S1 & SIXTE5?S ( PIA/]S & P9CETTES & DEMI-PIECETTES4 ,!RE IS ALSO ! REAL1 N9E ( :I* >E EQUAL TO A FIVE-FRANC PIECE1 & /ILL O!RS4 

,MORE 9T]E/+ WAS ! TYPE ( 9HABITANT4 ,TWO AMONG !M W]E MAGNIFIC5T4 ,MAY SCI5CE =GIVE ME1 BUT AFT] LOOK+ 9 A NUMB] ( SCI5TIFIC BOOKS1 ,I DON'T ?9K ,I'M MI/AK52 ! NATIVES W]E ! ,GUAN*ES1 & !IR ANCE/ORS HAD LIV$ 9 ,ATLANTIS4 ,P]HAPS ! ,CAN>IES >E ! REMA9S ( ,ATLANTIS4 ,:Y NOT8 ,! TORM5T$ GR\ND !RE /ILL %AKES4 

,ON ! TW5TY-F\R? WE RAIS$ AN*OR AT #i A4M4 ,WE FOLL[$ ! REEF & KEPT SEE+ M\NTA9 PEAKS )\T NUMB] & )\T 5D4 ,9 ! DEEP GORGES BETWE5 !M W]E =E/S OR PLANTATIONS ( A SOMB] GRE5 ) DELICATE GRE5 SPOTS4 ,! BAYS LAY OP5 TO ! NOR?WE/ W9D4 ,TO ! WE/ WE C\LD SEE ,T5]IFE 9 ! DI/ANCE & F>!R /ILL WE C\LD SEE :AT APPE>$ TO BE A BLUE SUMMIT LO/ 9 ! SKY1 BUT WE DECID$ IT MU/ BE MASSES ( CL\DS4 

,I CAN SMELL ! BITT] ODOR ( ! WAVES4 ,I CAN HE> ! ORGANLIKE S\ND ( ! W9D 9 ! SAILS & ! CLATT] ( CLE>+ = ACTION & MANEUV]S4 ,I CAN HE> ! :I/LES TRILL+ AS ! SAILORS HEAV$ UP ! AN*OR1 SNUBB$ IT1 & MADE IT FA/4 ,I CAN HE> ! R\< *AF+ ( ! CABLE & METAL BE+ BUMP$ & ! *ANTS ( ! SAILORS :O PU%$ AT ! CAP/AN4 

,I SEE ! %IP TACK+1 & ,I SEE \R PORTS ( CALL1 ! ,CAN>IES & !N ,SANTA ,CAT>9A 9 ,BRAZIL BE=E WE TURN$ S\!A/W>D4 ,! SAILORS SPREAD ! TOPSAILS & HAUL$ 9 ! %EETS TO HOI/ !M4 ,UP ON ! Y>DS ! SAILORS LET \T ! REEFS1 ! CANVAS CAU<T ! W9D & PULL$ AWAY FROM ! MA/1 & ! L& DISAPPE>$ BEH9D US4 

,WE EX*ANG$ MANY LETT]S & POEMS ACROSS ! GRATES ( ! CAGES 9 :I* WE W]E CONF9$4 ,SU* ACTIONS W]E =BIDD51 BUT ! GU>DS DID NOT 5=CE ?AT RULE4 ,BECAUSE !Y TREAT$ US ) CONSID]ATION1 WE DID NOT BREAK !IR O!R REGULATIONS4 

,UNTIL AFT] MY RETURN FROM EXILE ,I SAV$ MU* ( ?AT %IPBO>D CORRESPOND5CE1 BUT IT HAS S9CE BE5 DE/ROY$4 ,! ONLY FRAGM5TS ,I /ILL HAVE >E A FEW SCRAPS ( POETRY ,I WROTE & A WOND]FUL POEM ?AT ,H5RI ,RO*E=T WROTE TO ME1 0,TO ,MY ,NEI<BOR1 ,/>BO>D ,AFT40 ,I MISS ?OSE SCRAPS ( PAP] ON :I* ! DEPORTEES WROTE !IR SIMPLE LETT]S & V]SES4 ,!RE WAS ONE V]Y PRETTY D$ICATION ?AT A COMRADE1 A ZEAL\S ,PROTE/ANT1 WROTE ON ! FLYLEAF ( SOME PI\S BOOK ?AT WAS SC5T$ ) MYRRH & C9NAMON4 ,I TORE \T ! D$ICATION & KEPT IT1 BUT ,I ?REW ! BOOK OV]BO>D4 ,SOME LETT]S--A GREAT MANY ( !M-- W]E FULL ( MEMORIES ( ?OSE WE LEFT BEH9D US4 ,?OSE P]SONS W\LD BE LESS FREE UND] ! SURGE ( ! TRIUMPHANT REACTION 9 ,FRANCE ?AN WE W\LD BE 9 ! ,CAL$ONIAN DES]TS4 

,! ,VIRG9IE SAIL$ ON1 EV] S\!A/W>D4 ,! SEA WAS CALM AS AN OILCLO?1 PEACEFULLY REFLECT+ ! %AD[ ( ! HI< Y>DS4 ,!N CAME ! /ORMY SEAS ( ! ,CAPE ( ,GOOD ,HOPE4 ,ON ! M\NTA9S ( WAVES ALL :ITE ) FOAM1 ALL BLACK 9 !IR DEP?S1 ! EA/]N SUN ROSE4 ,AT NI<T MILLIONS ( PHOSPHORESC5T />S MADE CON/ELLATIONS 9 ! WAVES4 ,H[ MAGNIFIC5T IT ALL WAS6 

,!RE W]E ALBATROSSES1 ! POOR ALBATROSSES ?AT BEAT !IR W+S AGA9/ ! %IP OR ?AT ! SAILORS CAU<T ) A HOOK4 ,AFT] SN>+ !M1 ! SAILORS HUNG !M UP BY !IR BEAKS UNTIL !Y DI$2 ANY O!R ME?OD ( KILL+ !M MI<T LET DROPS ( BLOOD SPOT ! :IT5ESS ( !IR VALUABLE FEA!RS4 ,SADLY1 ! ALBATROSSES W\LD KEEP !IR HEADS UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE1 R\ND+ !IR SWANS' NECKS1 PROLONG+ !IR PITIFUL AGONY = A MOM5T OR TWO4 ,!N ) ONE LA/ GRIMACE ( HORROR !Y OP5$ WIDE !IR GREAT1 BLACK-LIDD$ EYES & DI$4 

,I WROTE A POEM TO !M3  
  

,SO> HI< 9 BRILLIANT :IT5ESS1 BIRDS1 

,FLY HI< ABOVE ! RO>+ WAVES1 

,& BEAT Y\R %9+ W+S >\ND 

,! T9Y %IP ?AT GLIDES AWAY4 

,FLOAT 9 A DREAM ON ! FOAM+ SEA1 

,FLOAT LIKE A SCATT]$1 ROV+ FLEET1 

,GLEAM 9 ! LI<T ( ! %9+ SUN1 

,= SOON \R M5 WILL CAPTURE Y\4 

,M5 TO GLUT !IR PETTY VICES1 

,DEFIL+ BEAUTY1 WANT Y\R FEA!RS4 

,!Y MEAN TO TORTURE Y\ TO DEA?4 

,POOR FLY+ BIRDS1 BE FE>FUL6  
  

,?AT SORT ( DEA? IS NOT GIV5 ONLY TO AN ALBATROSS4 ,SOME M5 KILL O!R M5 ! SAME WAY1 BE+ V]Y C>EFUL NOT TO LET ! DROPS ( BLOOD SOIL EI!R !M OR !IR VICTIMS4 

,! ,VIRG9IE SAIL$ ?R\< POL> SEAS F> S\? ( ! ,CAPE ( ,GOOD ,HOPE1 & ! AIR ITSELF WAS FROZ5 UND] A BLACK SKY 9 :I* MORN+ M+L$ ) EV5+4 ,) EV]Y SWELL ! VESSEL CREAK$4 ,! SAILORS SANG OLD AIRS FROM ,BRITTANY AS A MAGICAL *ANT TO KEEP ! COLD FROM OV]TAK+ !M1 SO ?AT 9 ! MID/ ( POL> COLD1 ,I SMELL$ ! BREA? ( ,BRITTANY FILL$ ) ! SC5T ( G5I/A 9 BLOOM4 

,F9ALLY AS WE SAIL$ ACROSS ! ,9DIAN ,OCEAN1 ! T]RIBLE COLD SLACK5$1 & = WEEK AFT] WEEK WE SAIL$ ACROSS ! EMPTY SEAS B\ND = ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA4 

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