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Advantage Of Pedro Serrano's Failure To Survive
Taking advantage of your disgrace
In “the story of pedro Serrano” written by Garsilasco de la vega. A man called Pedro Serrano is gets lost in an island for seven years. The first three years he was by himself and he learned to survive. One night a boat sinked near by the island, only one survided. The survivior tough that Pedro was the devil because his hair grown long enough to cover his body, Pedro also tough that this survivor was the devil.it was not until Pedro started calling out loud the name of Jesus and the survivor responding that he was a Christian as well that they become friends. Their friendship last for another four years, trying to survive in the island and at the same time praying to be save by a ship passing by. When the

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