The pilgrims who made the journey with him thought that he was a cold and heartless man who felt no remorse for anything that he did. ... Without good and evil the world would never progress, it would become a stagnant place to live where nothing ever gets better and nothing ever becomes worse. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He and his crewmen-a boilermaker, a helmsman, several pilgrims, several deckhands (cannibals), and the manager of the second station-often hear the roll of drums behind the blanket of trees that cover the river's edge. ...

• Word Count: 4309
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• Grade Level: High School