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so that mosquitos would be deterred in biting through shirt & [[?]] in exposed tops of socks between shoe tops & tied down pants bottoms. I got pretty stiff and cramped. Not morning so far as I could make out.[[* indicating insert passage]] Guess I was afraid to turn much for fear of exposing some part of me to mosquito attack. As I learned later some one or other of party was up all night tending fire; because couldn't sleep; after supper I fell ^[[so]] sound asleep that I did not witness pistol signalling, woke up just about time it was all over & Crawford had signaled ship with his flash light (these are heavy to carry but great for signalling great distances. ((If you know the Morse code)) The branches of the "rubber" (sap) shrub made a most resilient cruch and I honestly did not notice the rocks points I could not reduce by hammering on them with other rocks. (( Saved some of this shrub in my camera bag))

insert from p. [[boxed]]8[[/boxed]] Toward early, early morning it started