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oung Jim Hawkins, possessor of a map to buried treasure, and
his friends, Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey, plan to travel
to Treasure Island to hunt for the treasure. Captain Smollett
rounds up a crew that includes Long John Silver, who secretly
plots a mutiny to secure the map and treasure for himself. When
the mutiny fails, Silver escapes, taking Jim with him, when they
reach the island. Jim gets away and meets a strange old hermit
named Ben Gunn who helps him return to his crewmates, who are now
battling the pirates led by Silver. Finally, the Squire, Smollet,
and Gunn disarm Silver, and Gunn leads them to the treasure he
had rehidden years earlier. With their captive and the treasure,
the crew rows back to the ship, only to have Silver escape with
the rowboat, aided by Jim, who has a grudging affection for the
rascally pirate.
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