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A SHI PWRECKED SAI LOR Gabr i elGar ci aMar quez ' TheSt or yofaShi pwr eckedSai l or ' t el l st hesagaofLui sAl ej andr oVel asco,a t went yyearol dsai l or , whowaswashedover boar ddur i ngast or mi nt hemi ddl e oft heCar i bbeanSeaonFebr uar y28,1955. Cl i ngi ngt oal i f er af twi t houtf ood andwat er ,hesur vi vedt endaysont heopensea.Whathappenedt oVel asco andhi sshi pmat es?Readt hef ol l owi ngext r actf r om t henovel l aandf i ndout whathappenedt ot hem.

1Myf i r sti mpr essi onwast hatIwasut t er l yal onei n t hemi ddl eoft heocean.Theshi ppl ungedi nt oan abyssanddi sappear ed.Ihadnoi deawhatwas happeni ng.It ookhol dofoneoft hebobbi ngcr at es andst upi dl ybegant ocont empl at et hesea.I twasa per f ect l ycl earday.Exceptf ort hechoppywaves pr oduced by t he wi nd and t he car go scat t er ed acr oss t he sur f ace t her e was no evi dence ofa shi pwr eck.Soon Ibegan t o hearshout snear by. Thr ough t he shar p whi st l i ng of t he wi nd, I r ecogni sedt hevoi ceofJul i oAmadorCar abal l o, t he t al l ,wel l bui l tof f i cerwhowasyel l i ngatsomeone, ' Fat so, hol dt her e. '

1)Whathappenedt ot henar r at or ? -

 Abyss:adeepbot t oml essspace.  Bobbi ng: ashor t , j er kymot i on.  Cont empl at e:t ol ookt hought f ul l yf oral ongt i me.

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2) Whatappear edr eassur i ngt ot henar r at or ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2I twasasi fi nt hati nst antIhadawakenedf r om a moment ' sdeepsl eep.I tdawnedonmet hatIwasn' t al onei nt hesea.Ther e, onl yaf ewmet er saway, my mat eswer eshout i ngt ooneanot herandt r yi ngt o st ayaf l oat .Qui ckl y, Ibegant ot hi nk.Icoul dn' tswi m i nj ustanydi r ect i on.Iknew wewer eaboutf i f t y mi l esf r om Car t agena,butIwasnotyetf r i ght ened. ForamomentIt houghtIcoul dhol dont ot hecr at e i ndef i ni t el y, unt i lhel par r i ved.I twasr eassur i ngt o know t hatal lar oundmeot hersai l or swer ei nt he samepr edi cament .ThatwaswhenIsawt her af t .

 Choppy:smal lwaves.  Pr edi cament:adi f f i cul t si t uat i on.  Yel l :t oshoutl oudl y.  Cr at e:awoodencont ai nerused f ort r anspor t i nggoods.

3 Ther ewer et wo l i f er af t saboutseven met er s apar t .Theyappear edunexpect edl yont hecr estofa wave,nearwher emymat eswer ecal l i ng out .I t seemedoddt hatnoneoft hem coul dr eacht hel i f e r af t s.I nani nst ant ,oneoft her af t sdi sappear ed f r om vi ew. I coul dn' t deci de,I f ound mysel f swi mmi ngt owar dst heoneIcoul dsee,whi chwas 2

movi ngf ar t herawayf r om me.Iswam f orabout t hr eemi nut es.Il ostsi ghtoft her af tmoment ar i l y, butIwascar ef ulnott ol osemybear i ngs.Suddenl y, ar oughwavepushedt her af t sal ongsi deme-i twas huge,whi t e,and empt y.Ist r uggl ed t o gr ab t he r i ggi ngandj umpaboar d.Imadei tont het hi r dt r y. Onceon t her af t ,pant i ng,whi pped byt hewi nd, i mmobi l i zedandf r eezi ng,If oundi thar dt osi tup. ThenIsawt hr eeofmymat esneart her af t , t r yi ngt o r eachi t .

3)' Imadei tont het hi r dt r y. ' Whatdi dt he nar r at ordoont het hi r dt r y? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4)' ThenIsawt hr eeofmymat esnear t her af t . ' Whower et het hr eeshi pmat es Vel ascosaw? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4Ir ecogni zedt hem i mmedi at el y.Cast i l l ohadaf i r m gr i par oundCar abal l o' sneck.Car abal l o,whohad beenonwat chwhent heacci dentoccur r ed,was wear i ng hi sl i f ej acket .Heyel l ed:‘ Hol d on t i ght , Cast i l l o. ’They f l oat ed ami dt he scat t er ed car go, aboutt enmet er saway. Ont heot her si dewasLui sRengi f o,t r yi ngt ost ay abovewat erwi t hhi sheadphonesal of ti nhi sr i ght hand.Hehadst r i ppedof fhi sshi r tsot hathecoul d swi m bet t er ,buthehadl osthi sl i f ej acket .Eveni fI hadn' tseenhi m,Iwoul dhaver ecogni sedhi scr y, ‘ Fat so, Paddl eoverher e. ’

 Ri ggi ng : t he r opes t hat suppor tt hemast sandsai l s ofaboatorshi p.  Ami d:i nt hemi ddl eof .

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5Iqui ckl ygr abbedt heoar sandt r i edt ogetcl oser t ot hemen.Car abal l o,wi t hCast i l l ocl i ngi ngt ohi s neck,near edt her af t .Muchf ar t heraway,l ooki ng smal landdesol at e,wast hef our t hofmymat es: RamonHer r er a,whowaswavi ngatmewhi l ehe hel dont oacr at e.

5)Coul dVel ascosaveRamonHer r er a? Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6)Whatwer eEduar doCast i l l oandJul i o AmadorCar abal l odoi ng? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6I fIhadhadt odeci de,Iwoul dn’ thaveknown whi chofmymat est ogoaf t erf i r st .ButwhenIsaw 7)Whatki ndofamanwasLui sRengi f o? Her r er a,t hehappyyoungmanf r om Ar j ona,who hadbeenwi t hmeonl yaf ew moment sbef or e,I ________________________________________ began t o paddl ef ur i ousl y.Butt he l i f er af twas ________________________________________ al mostt womet er sl ong.I twasver yheavyi nt hat l ur chi ngsea,andIhadt or ow agai nstt hewi nd.I  Desper at e: showi ngorf eel i ng don' tt hi nkImanagedt oadvancemor et hanamet er . t hatyouhavehope. Desper at e, Il ookedar oundoncemor eandsawt hat Her r er a had di sappear ed. Onl y Rengi f o was  Paddl e:t omoveasmal lboat swi mmi ngconf i dent l yt owar dst her af t .Iwassur e usi ngapaddl e. hewoul dmakei t .Ihadhear dhi m snor i ngbel owmy bunk,andIwasconvi ncedt hathi sser eni t ywas st r ongert hant hesea. 7I ncont r ast , Car abal l owasst r uggl i ngwi t hCast i l l o, sot hatCast i l l owoul dn' tl etgoofhi sneck.They wer el esst hant hr eemet er saway.If i gur edt hati f t heygotj ustal i t t l ecl oser ,Icoul dhol doutanoar

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f ort hemet ogr ab.Butatt hatmomentagi gant i c wavel i f t edt her af t ,andf r om t het opoft hehuge cr estIcoul dseet hemastoft hesmal lshi p, headi ng awayf r om me.WhenIcamedownagai n,Car abal l o hadvani shed,wi t hCast i l l ohangi ngont ohi sneck. Al one, t wo met er s away, Rengi f o was st i l l swi mmi ngcal ml yt owar dst her af t .

8)Whathappenedt oCar abal l oand Cast i l l o? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9)Whatwast heabsur dt hi ngdonebyt he nar r at or ?

8Idon' tknowwhyIdi dt hi sabsur dt hi ng:knowi ngI coul dn' tmovef or war d,Iputt heoari nt hewat eras t hought r yi ngt opr eventt her af tf r om movi ng, t r yi ng t oanchori ti npl ace.Rengi f o,exhaust ed,pauseda moment ,t henr ai sedhi sar m ashehadwhenhe hel d hi s headphones al of t ,and shout ed agai n: ‘ Fat so, Rowoverher e! ’ 9Thewi ndwasbl owi ngf r om di r ect i on.Iyel l edt hat Icoul dn' tr owagai nstt hewi nd, t hatheshoul dmake anot hert r y, butIf el thehadn' thear dme.Thecr at es ofcar gohaddi sappear edandt hel i f er af tdanced f r om si de t o si de, bat t er ed by t he waves.I n an i nst antIwasf i vemet er sawayf r om Rengi f oand hadl ostsi ghtofhi m.Butheappear edi nanot her spot ,st i l lnotpani cki ng,ducki ng under wat ert o pr eventt hewavesf r om sweepi nghi m away.Ist ood up,hol di ngoutt heoar ,hopi ngRengi f ocoul dget cl oseenought or eachi t .Butt henIcoul dseehe

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10)Howdi dAmadorandCast i l l ovani sh? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 Absur d:wi l dl yunr easonabl eor i nappr opr i at e.  Pani c:t of eelf r i ght ened suddenl ysot hatonecannot t hi nkcl ear l y.

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was t i r i ng,l osi ng hear t .He cal l ed t o me agai n, si nki ng:‘ Fat so!Fat so! ’ 10It r i edt or ow, but . . .i twasashopel essast hef i r st t i me.Imadeal astt r ysot hatRengi f ocoul dr each t heoar ,butt her ai sedhand,whi chaf ew mi nut es ear l i erhad been t r yi ng t o keep t he headphones f r om si nki ng,sankf or ever ,l esst hant womet er s f r om t heoar .

11)' Imadeal astt r y. ' Whatwast he' l ast t r y' madebyVel asco?Washe successf uli ni t ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -

12)' Ikeptsear chi ngt hewat er , hopi ng t hatsomeonewoul dsur f acesoon. ' Di d anyonecomet ot hesur f ace?Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -

11 Idon' tknow how l ong Ist ayed l i ke t hat , bal anci ngi nt hel i f er af t ,hol di ngoutt heoar .Ikept sear chi ngt hewat er ,hopi ngt hatsomeonewoul d sur f acesoon.Butt heseawascl earandt hewi nd, get t i ngst r onger , bl ewagai nstmyshi r tl i ket hehowl ofadog.Thecar gohaddi sappear ed.Themast , gr owi ngmor edi st i nct ,pr ovedt hatt hesmal lshi p hadn' tsunk,as Ihad f i r stt hought .If el tcal m. t houghtt hatoneofmymat eshad managed t o r eacht heot herl i f er af t .

 Howl :t omakeal oudsound especi al l yt oexpr esspai n.  Di st i nct:easi l yorcl ear l y hear d, seenet c.

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