The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on boat. I was immediately handled up and tossed up to see If I were found by some of the crew, and I was now persuaded that if had I got into a world of bad spirit and they were going to kill me. Their complexions too differing so much from ours, their long hairs and the language they spoke (which was very different from any I have ever heard) united to confirm me in this belief). -The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano

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