The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part Two We continue the story of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane. As we told you last week, the story is based on true events. In eighteen ninety-six, Crane was traveling to Cuba as a news reporter. On his way there, h

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A peacock,spreading its gorgeous plumage,mocked a cranethat passed by,ridiculing the ashen hue of its feathers,I am robed,like a king,in gold and purple,looking as splendid as the rainbow;while you have not a bit of colour on your win

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