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Ben Zoof had not yet received his orders to retire, and ensconcing himself in a corner of the gourbi, he endeavored to doze — a task which the unusual agitation of his master rendered somewhat difficult.

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The circuit of the island had been now completed, and the explorers, after a period of sixty hours, found themselves once more beside the ruins of their gourbi.

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No attempt had been made to rebuild the gourbi, but the captain and Ben Zoof managed to make up quarters sufficiently comfortable in the principal apartment of the adjoining structure, where the stone walls, that at first afforded a refuge from the torrents of rain, now formed an equally acceptable shelter from the burning sun.

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“And now,” continued Servadac, “we will take the shortest way back to the gourbi, and see what our horses think about it all.”

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On returning to the gourbi, they communicated their discovery to

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The first business was to accommodate the building adjacent to the gourbi to the wants of the little colony.

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It was a matter of little consequence to him that the gourbi, in which of necessity he was quartered, was uncomfortable and ill-contrived; he loved the open air, and the independence of his life suited him well.

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The spot chosen for the excavation was a little to the right of the gourbi, on a slight elevation of the soil.

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An hour later and the entire population of twenty-two had met in the chamber adjoining the gourbi.

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At the pace at which they were walking, it was very evident that the captain and his attendant would not take long to accomplish the three miles that lay between the gourbi and the place of rendezvous.

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