Mysteriously, almost unaccountably, my family had ended up in the trees, sort of like the Swiss Family Robinson.

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The Swiss Family Robinson is a book about a family, stranded on an island. The Robinson family has to endure many trials and tribulations. They are separated from one another by wrecking their ship during a storm, although they can communicate through notes and flags. They are continually threatened by the natives of the island. They even have to work together with these hostile creatures to survive.

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