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11th
Apr. 11 aft. cont’d 
self filler) it had to be continually pumped out 
was being worked on by half the crew. It had filled up while tide to buoy off beach, for which we rowed in in dory (first few landings from nose of motor boat were not so successful. Once [[strikethrough]] few [[/strikethrough]] during first or second day after our arrival at S. Seymour got the boat side ways on beach and only after a great deal of effort got it launched again. 
       
  The seal stomach was in perfect condition neither lesions or worms; afterwards Dr. regretted that we had not examined lungs or heart. (As I have always maintained every trip is filled with [[?main?]] regrets. Like sulfhur at Villamil.

   This night Friday April 11, gave a 30-45 min. Talk to sailors and officers of fleet just before movie show, on ids. touched on geol. dist. animal life, and of course by popular demand tragedies. Did get sympathetic interest in men. Capt. Pickins spoke first a bit about [[Porter?]] by way of introduction.