The Adventures of Mark Twain Page #6

...which he never shows to anybody

if he can help it.

l've seen you before.

You've been on this ship

the whole time, haven't you?

Why don't we tie that other one up

to keep him from going with you?

-Yeah.

-He's such a rapscallion.

He must come with me, Tom.

l'm not whole without him.

What about us?

You shall ably sail the Mark Twain

around the world...

...for a long time.

You are a capable crew...

...and this ship,

a large enough body of work...

...that you may live forever.

Or long enough.

My books are water.

Those of the great geniuses are wine.

Everybody drinks water.

Let me see.

There are a number of things

l need to tell you before l go.

Always obey your parents.

When they are present.

Be respectful of your superiors.

lf you have any.

Rise early, for it is the early bird

that catches the worm.

l once knew a man who tried it,

got up at sunrise.

Horse bit him.

-lt's time.

-l'm still considering whether to go.

l have never seen

an atom of truth...

. . .that there is a future life.

Yet l am strongly inclined

to expect one.

Anyway, don't be such a sissy

in the face of a real adventure.

Well....

And l'm not as big a fool as Stormfield.

lf l can't swear, l won't stay.

Look.

Mr. Twain,

where's the comet going now?

To Eden, angelfish.

Back to Eden.

l found this

in Adam and Eve's diary.

You can have it.

Yeah, well, l found these.

The human race, in all its poverty,

has only one truly effective weapon:

Laughter.

Against the assault of laughter...

...nothing can stand.

-Hang on.

-Grab a rail.

Okay now, level her out.

Well, this is one adventure Mr. Twain

wouldn't get around to writing.

Steady as you go.

So I figured to get it all down

before I forgot a single thing.

Let me help you write it, okay?

-After all, I am pretty much the hero.

-Well, I....

When it's done, we'll get it

to a publisher, just like Mr. Twain.

-Okay, you start it.

-You're asking for it, Huck.

Okay, ready?

The Adventures of Mark Twain...

...by the great, famous,

world-renowned...

...celebrated author and aeronaut...

... Tom Sawyer.

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