Forafewdayseverythingsucceededsowellthatitbegantobud, andthrowoutsmallleaves, whichwehourlymeasuredconvinced (tho' nowscarceafootfromtheground) , byengrossingourwholetime, renderedusincapableofapplicationtoanyotherstudy, andthecauseofourinattentionnotbeingknown, , , theparentofindustry, suggestedaninvention, bywhichwemightsaveourtreefromdeath, andourselvesfromdespair; itwastomakeafurrowunderground, , butdidnotimmediatelysucceed—ourdescentwasnotskilfullyplanned—thewaterdidnotrun, theearthfallinginandstoppingupthefurrow; yet, thoughallwentcontrary, nothingdiscouragedus, 'omniavincitlaborimprobus'.Wemadethebasondeeper, togivethewateramoresensibledescent; wecutthebottomofaboxintonarrowplanks; increasedthechannelfromthewalnuttreetoourwillowandlayingarowflatatthebottom, settwoothersincliningtowardseachother, soastoformatriangularchannel; weformedakindofgratingwithsmallsticksattheendnextthewalnuttree, topreventtheearthandstonesfromstoppingitup, andhavingcarefullycoveredourworkwithwell-troddenearth, , whichseemedanageofexpectation, , asusual, assistedattheoperation; wecontrivedtogetbetweenhimandourtree, , thanweperceiveditrunningtothewillow; thissightwastoomuchforourprudence, , thoughatthatinstanthewasdelightedtoobservehowgreedilytheearth, whichsurroundedtherootofhiswalnuttree, , heshoutedinhisturn, examines, perceivestheroguery, and, sendinginstantlyforapickaxe, atonefatalblowmakestwoorthreeofourplanksfly, cryingoutmeantimewithallhisstrength, anaqueduct! anaqueduct! Hisstrokesredoubled, everyoneofwhichmadeanimpressiononourhearts; inamomenttheplanks, thechannel, thebason, evenourfavoritewillow, allwereploughedup, norwasonewordpronouncedduringthisterribletransaction, ! repeatedhe, whiledestroyingallourhopes, anaqueduct! anaqueduct!
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