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After that , however , he suddenly felt strange . He thought he had been doped , and told the helmsman so . He asked Jones to strike the bell for him , and , going up on the forecastle head , lay down on the boards and fell asleep . He did not waken until he heard six bells struck -- three o'clock . And , before he had fully roused , I had called him . `` Then , '' I said , `` when the lookout saw you with the axe , you were replacing it ? '' `` Yes . ''