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Essay / The Life Story of Billy Bones - 520
Once upon a time there was a young boy named Jim Hawkins who worked at the Admiral Benbow, a family inn. He lived an ordinary life until one day one man changed everything. A man named Billy Bones enters the inn and asks for a room and tons of alcohol. He introduces himself as captain and tells stories about life on the seas. According to Black Dog, Bones is actually a member of Captain Flint's crew. A few days later, Pew, a blind man, meets Bones and gives him a black spot which causes Bones to die of a heart attack. After her death, Jim, with the help of his mother, discovers papers that Pew is looking for. Jim is interested in the discovery and decides to take it to someone who knows something about it. Jim takes the papers to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelwaney to find out more about what it is. The two men realize that these papers are a treasure map that can lead them to the enormous riches that Captain Flint has stored. The Squire decides to find a ship and crew to sail to the island. He meets Long John Silver, an intelligent and charismatic cook, whom Trela...