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PassageOneIWASborninthecityofYork,inEngland,intheyear1632.Myfatherwasamanofsomewealth,abletogivemeagoodhomeandsendmetoschool.ItwashiswishthatIshouldbealawyerbuymyheadbegantobefilledveryearlywiththoughtsoftravel,andIwouldbesatisfiedwithnothingbutgoingtosea.Myfathergavemestrongstrongadviceagainstit,butwithlittleeffect.Oneday,beingatHull,Imetaschool-fellowwhowasabouttosailforLondoninhisfather'sship,andheinvitedmetogowithhim,andwithouttellingmyfather,Iwentonboard.OnthewaytoLondon,astormarose,theshipwaswrecked,andwebarelyescapedwithourlives.IwentonfoottoLondon,whereImetwiththemasterofavesselwhichdidbusinesswithcountriesonthecoastofAfrica.Hetookafancytome,andofferedmeachancetogowithhimonhisvoyages,whichIgladlyaccepted.Agreatstormcameup,andtheshipwastossedaboutformanydays,untilwedidnotknowwherewewere.Suddenlywestruckabankofsand,andtheseabrokeovertheshipinsuchawaythatwecouldnothopetohaveherholdmanymomentswithoutbreakingintopieces.solaunchedweaboat.Afterwehadbeendrivenfourorfivemiles,amountainouswavestruckussohardthatitoverturnedtheboatatonce.ThoughIswamwellbutthewavesweresostrongthatIwasdashedagainstarockwithsuchforcethatitleftmesenseless.ButIrecoveredalittlebeforethewavesreturned,and,runningforward,gottothemainlandsafely.PassageTwoIworkedasamanagerinacompanyforanumberofyears.Ilikedmyjob,andwasdoingwellthere,butourcompanywasboughtbyalargercompanyandmostofthemanagersatourplacelosttheirjobs.ThatwaswhenIdecidedtodosomethingI'dalwayswantedtodo―becomealancefree自由撰稿的()writer.Changingprofessions(职业)hasmeantthatmylifestylehaschangedinanumberofways.ThemaindifferenceformenowisthatIhaveamuchmoreflexible灵活的)(schedule.IworkaboutasmuchasIdidbefore―between45and50hoursaweek―butmyscheduleismuchlessrigidthanitusedtobe.Before,Iworkedfrom8to5everyday,withafewextrahoursonweekends.Now,however,IworkwhenIfeellikeit.Forinstance,sometimesIworkuntilmidnightor2A.M.,thensleepuntilnoon.Ireallypreferthiskindofschedule.Itseemsmorenaturaltome.IalsodecidedthatitwasabouttimeIbegan
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