Iam vestem detraxerat corpori, proiecturus semet in flumen, amicique, ut exciperent eum, haud procul nabant, apparebatque anceps periculum tam  nataturi quam navigare perseverantis; ergo ingenti certamine concitant remos, quantaque vis humana esse poterat admota est, ut fluctus, qui se invehebant,  everberarentur.
Already he had taken off his clothing, intending to plunge into the river, and his friends were swimming near by ready to pick him up, and it appeared equally dangerous either to take to swimming or to persist  in sailing on; therefore they plied the oars with mighty rivalry, and did all that human power could do to break through the waves which dashed upon  them.
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