'I ran to the side of the ship.
Help, help! Murder! I screamed, and my uncle slowly turned to look at me.
I did not see any more.
Already strong hands were pulling me away.
Then something hit my head; I saw a great flash of fire, and fell to the ground .
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.' And so begin David Balfour's adventures.
He is kidnapped, taken to sea, and meets many dangers.
He also meets a friend, Alan Breck.
But Alan is in danger himself, on the run from the English army across the wild Highlands of Scotland .
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