À             RAFTING                      We should be thankful for the sprites that make rafts for us. A raft is a     useful thing indeed. They are seaworthy enough to handle the high seas, but     small enough to negotiate the smallest  streams. They also allow one to be safe from all known monsters due to the      enchantment of the sprites. Thou art    safe when on a raft.                      Casting a raft out to sea is simple.  One need only stand aside the raft and  use it to cast off. Thou must, of       course be standing aside the raft to    push it off rather than in it. Thou     jumpeth in as it begins to move. Gettingoff is a simple matter of floating up   to a beach or dock, and once again      using the raft, but in reverse so as to stop it instead of casting off!           With practice, one canst increase     one's seamanship greatly.                                  -Jerome,                                -Boatmaster          