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Gold Is The Most Precious Of All Commodities; Gold Constitutes Treasure, And He Who Possesses It Has All He Needs In The World, As Also The Means Of Rescuing Souls From Purgatory, And Restoring Them To The Enjoyment Of Paradise.

For This Purpose I Determined To Keep An Account Of The Voyage, And To Write Down Punctually Every Thing We Performed Or Saw From Day To Day, As Will Hereafter Appear.

By Prevailing Over All Obstacles And Distractions, One May Unfailingly Arrive At His Chosen Goal Or Destination.

After Having Dispatched A Meal, I Went Ashore, And Found No Habitation Save A Single House, And That Without An Occupant; We Had No Doubt That The People Had Fled In Terror At Our Approach, As The House Was Completely Furnished.

It Is True That After They Have Been Reassured And Have Lost This Fear, They Are So Artless And So Free With All They Possess, That No One Would Believe It Without Having Seen It. Of Anything They Have, If You Ask Them For It, They Never Say No; Rather They Invite The Person To Share It, And Show As Much Love As If They Were Giving Their Hearts.