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Dorothea Dreier Jan. 19, 1886. The Sailor's Story. My home. My childhood. The storm. My night adventure. Around a large stove in country kitchen sat in a circle of interested listeners, evidently trying to catch every word of the speaker who, as you might guess from his dress, was a sailor telling some of his life. [[crossed out]] This is how [[/crossed out]] He began: We lived on at the coast_ in Holland, in a very pleasant and pretty house, surrounded by a small garden which was at [[crossed out]] mostly [[/crossed out] most full of different kind of flowers; I