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Page 123
... reef we got into the whale- boat and rowed towards the shore . The opening of the reef is not more than twelve feet broad and on each side are great jagged rocks . The chief steered . We got to the opening and when a big wave came he ...
... reef we got into the whale- boat and rowed towards the shore . The opening of the reef is not more than twelve feet broad and on each side are great jagged rocks . The chief steered . We got to the opening and when a big wave came he ...
Page 140
... reef less difficult . It was very lovely in the silence of the night . The air was balmy . The stars were re- flected in the waters within the reef . There was not a breath of wind . We put a rug down on the deck and made ourselves com ...
... reef less difficult . It was very lovely in the silence of the night . The air was balmy . The stars were re- flected in the waters within the reef . There was not a breath of wind . We put a rug down on the deck and made ourselves com ...
Page 142
... reef at night with hurricane lamps and walk , peer- ing right and left , into every nook and cranny ; fish slither ... reef till dawn . There was no moon , but the sky was unclouded and the stars were bright . A Fishing on the Reef . At ...
... reef at night with hurricane lamps and walk , peer- ing right and left , into every nook and cranny ; fish slither ... reef till dawn . There was no moon , but the sky was unclouded and the stars were bright . A Fishing on the Reef . At ...
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