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#...It ran into a submerged walnut tree trunk
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#...The passengers somehow managed to run out of the danger safely
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#...Over a century, nobody found nothing about the steamboat
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#...In 1987, Bob Hawley became the curtain raiser
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#...20000 gallons of water and mud removed
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#...The treasure started to unveil
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#...1988 proved to be the year when the antique boat got uncovered
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#...The jarred food were still edible. Tasty!
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#...The cargo was sent to the Steamboat Arabia museum
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#...It had food enough to feed people in bulk for months
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#...They were nicely placed and beautifully photographed
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#...Invaluable antiques that could have made anyone a millionare
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