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This done , I put shelves on each side , to hold my goods , which made my cave look like a shop full of stores . To make these shelves I cut down a tree , and with the help of a saw , an axe , a plane , and some more tools , I made boards . A chair , and a desk to write on , came next . I rose in good time , and set to work till noon , then I ate my meal , then I went out with my gun , and to work once more till the sun had set ; and then to bed . It took me more than a week to change the shape and size of my cave , but I had made it far too large ; for in course of time the earth fell in from the roof ; and had I been in it , when this took place , I should have lost my life . I had now to set up posts in my cave , with planks on the top of them , so as to make a roof of wood . One day , when out with my gun , I shot a wild cat , the skin of which made me a cap ; and I found some birds of the dove tribe , which built their nests in the holes of rocks .