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Narrator: Benito Cereno hurried to board the ship, the ship was ready to leave, a bright
sun and a gentle breeze promised a good time, the San
Dominick (the ship) sailed and walked slowly from the port of Valparaiso the ship carried
valuable products and slaves, to a port of Lima, Peru.
Don Alejandro: The male and female slaves will not chained, and they sleep on the ship's
deck! N: On the seventh day slaves have made a riot.
Which was a real surprise, as the crew was asleep, when the day came up Captain Cereno
woke up. Babo approached. Benito Cereno: Please have mercy, I promise
to follow your orders, if you end up with the killings
Babo: I threw those three Spaniards instead promise to let you live in these seas there
is a *** country? B.C.: None
B: Then go to Senegal or the neighboring islands of St. Nicholas!
B.C.: It is impossible, it means going just ovens, and this boat has no provisions or
conditions for such a journey B: go there anyway, if you do not agree to
kill each target board B.C: for a long journey, the biggest problem
is the water B: Then go to Santa Maria Island in southern
of Chile since there could find the necessary supplies, if you don´t do what I say I'll
kill you N: Captain Cereno agreed by obligation toward
the island of Santa Maria. He still hoped to find a boat or someone who could help along
the way or the island.
B: kill Don Alejandro, only in this way can be confident slaves their freedom.... Don
Alejandro throw sea and those three Spaniards too ... if I
have any suspicion of another crew member, will suffer the same consequences.
B.C: I will do everything possible to save my crew, I completely agree with going to
Senegal, if you promise not been more deaths. N: Captain Cereno signed a document leaving
the ship and its cargo available to the rebels, making boat owners ... after a long journey
they reached the island of Santa Maria, at that
time saw an American ship, so became very fearful and tense, just wanted to get out.
B: we need not fear anything, fence to work, clean the decks and put the boat in good condition.