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I was not , however , to reach it without further detention in barbarous countries . After being at sea four days I was seized by my mutinous crew , set ashore upon an island , and having been made insensible by a blow upon the head was basely abandoned . When I regained my senses I found myself lying on the strand a short remove from the margin of the sea . It was high noon and an insupportable itching pervaded my entire frame , that being the effect of sunshine in that country , as heat is in ours . Having observed that the discomfort was abated by the passing of a light cloud between me and the sun , I dragged myself with some difficulty to a clump of trees near by and found permanent relief in their shade . As soon as I was comfortable enough to examine my surroundings I saw that the trees were of metal , apparently copper , with leaves of what resembled pure silver , but may have contained alloy . Some of the trees bore burnished flowers shaped like bells , and in a breeze the tinkling as they clashed together was exceedingly sweet .