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A few days later, standing on the hillside overlooking the sea, you watch the //Bounty// weigh anchor and set sail. You never find out whether Fletcher Christian and his crew of mutineers found a safe island or whether they were captured and hanged by the British, though you do learn that Captain Bligh and most of his loyal crew survived their perilous voyage in the //Bounty’s// longboat. As for you, though you miss your family and friends very much, you could hardly enjoy life more than on the beautiful island of Tahiti, where work is like play, strangers are soon friends, coconuts are free for the picking, and you can sail and swim until you’re so tired that the minute you lie down on your straw mat, you’re floating in a happy dream. ** The End **