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had some after I woke up after the signalling had been completed; later had Capt. Picking's brandy.  Went over big with the men. 

The branches of [[strikethrough]] te [[/strikethrough]] the "rubber" (sap) shrub made a most [[strikethrough]] resl [[/strikethrough]] resilient couch and I honestly did not notice the rock points I could not reduce by hammering on them with other rocks. (Saved some of this shrub in my camera bag.)

[[underlined]] Toward early, early morning it started drizzling again and [[/underlined]] as though by common consent, or rather automatic simultaneous reaction, we all got up and had rest of canned tomatoes for breakfast with little bacon and hard tack.  Bacon and hard tack [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] were very thirst producing. Raisins went well, but all we craved was liquid and light fruit juices. 

We started back at 5 or 10 minutes of 8 and made lunch place of yesterday at 8:15 a.m. in just about 40 minutes. No blazing to do and little or no chopping; covered back two hours advance in less than half time.  At lunch place drank can of water cached there, also the rain that had accumulated in the empty tins[[strikethrough]] . Captain Lynch had [[/strikethrough]] that Capt. Lynch had put around after lunch; had a quarter to half inch in each it seemed. 

The last stretch from lunch place to beach took us 1 hr and 15 mins. After return to beach were met with bowls and cans of grapefruit, and did it hit the right spot.  Would never had believed it could taste so good.  Capt. Lynch's group made back to beach in 55 mins. (we took 1 hr., 15 mins.). 

Went fishing with Dr. and Capt. Lunch after lunch in late afternoon. Got wahoo, siena, and grouper out of lagoon and off it.

Wind: E.S.E. 2 - S.E. 1-2-3-4-2-1
[[strikethrough]] Weather [[/strikethrough]] Temperature: (a) 81-89 (b) 76-80 (c) 82-84.
Weather: CCC - (11 a.m.) R-O-C C C

0725 1st party left ship. Ship moved about taking soundings while shore parties were away.