Chapter 5

I apologize for not posting in a while. Much has happened since my last post.

I did not want to interfere with the struggles between Lilliput and Blefuscu; but as my payment to the Lilliput people, I wanted to show my thanks and appreciation. It was difficult to spy on the Blefuscu people for that I feared of being discovered. I devised a plan that required cables and irons from the Lilliput people. The Lilliput people graciously handed me these tools. My ingenious plan involved swimming across the seventy Glumgluffs deep sea, which translates to about six feet of European measure. Being a grown, normal human, this depth was of no difficulty.

"I trebled the cable to make it stronger; and for the same reason I twisted three of the iron bars together, binding the extremities into a hook."

After swimming with great speed, I arrived at Blefuscu in less than half an hour. Unsurprisingly, the enemy was so frightened that they threw themselves off of their ships. The few soldiers that were brave enough to fight me (a giant!) threw arrows at my eyes. Fortunately, I put my spectacles on and protected my eyes from the embarrassing attack from Blefuscu.

Once this "attack" was through, I used my homemade hooks and cables to transport the ships back to Lilliput. However, the ships were anchored quite tightly to the sea floor, making this task immensely difficult. I had no choice but to cut the ships from their ropes, leaving them in Blefuscu.

Upon my arrival at Lilliput, I was created as a hero! The Lilliuputans were thrilled with my tale from Blefuscu. His Majesty was overwhelmed with joy that we won the battle, but he desired even more from me. He asked me to return to Blefuscu and bring their ships back to his land. "...and i plainly protested, that I would never be an instrument of bringing free and brave people into slavery. And when the matter was debated in the council, the wisest part of the ministry were of my opinion." Thankfully, I did not need to return (although His Majesty was a bit saddened).

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Three weeks have passed. Amazingly, the Blefuscu people have surrendered! Peace has been offered, but their conditions of peace are a bit uncommon for His Majesty- I won't bore you with the details.

Most likely because of my victory at Blefuscu, I was awarded the title of Nardac- the highest rank in the empire. Because of this, I no longer need to obey to some of the tedious, unpleasant conditions in my contract.

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Around midnight, I heard the word "burglum" being repeated by the Lilliputans. They were shouting and screaming. The sounds were coming from the palace, and being a Nardac, I ran as fast as I could to the shouts. A fire was blazing in the palace! I forgot my coat, but thank goodness I drank a lot of wine. Thinking fast, I started to urinate on the fire to reduce the flames. After the fire was extinguished, I realized what I had done. I knew that urinating in public is a crime in Lilliput, and was extremely concerned.