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Benito Cereno

Herman Melville

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Undo it, cut it, quick.

— An old Spanish sailor · An old Spanish sailor in Herman Melville's Benito Cereno (1855)

you are saved: what has cast such a shadow upon you?

— Captain Amasa Delano · Captain Delano in Herman Melville's Benito Cereno (1855)

With their steadfastness they but waft me to my tomb, Señor

— Don Benito Cereno · Benito Cereno in Herman Melville's Benito Cereno (1855)

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Benito Cereno

Herman Melville

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Benito Cereno

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