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Page 139
... fish , was taken out and flung on the ground . The fish quivered and leapt and beat the earth with their tails . Within the Reef . The water has all sorts of colours , from the deepest blue to pale emerald green . The reef is wide and ...
... fish , was taken out and flung on the ground . The fish quivered and leapt and beat the earth with their tails . Within the Reef . The water has all sorts of colours , from the deepest blue to pale emerald green . The reef is wide and ...
Page 142
... fish to use as bait . It was rather horrid to see the natives killing them . They hit them with their fists on the belly or banged them with a piece of coral . When we reached the fishing - place , the canoe was attached to a coral rock ...
... fish to use as bait . It was rather horrid to see the natives killing them . They hit them with their fists on the belly or banged them with a piece of coral . When we reached the fishing - place , the canoe was attached to a coral rock ...
Page 143
... fish is cast back into the sea . The natives often tie the line to one of their legs before they go to sleep and are awakened by the tugging . # Fish . Their variety is indescribable . Bright yellow fish , fish black and yellow , fish ...
... fish is cast back into the sea . The natives often tie the line to one of their legs before they go to sleep and are awakened by the tugging . # Fish . Their variety is indescribable . Bright yellow fish , fish black and yellow , fish ...
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