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above and beside the skull but principally in its bony cavities above and along side the eyes themselves, a few were scattered in the [[strikethrough]] longitudinal [[/strikethrough]] muscalature of the back. With these present [[cooked?]] the fish was poisonous; removed and it was excellent food. A number of these tablets were saved [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] but we are not yet prepared to report upon them. [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] I would think that cooking would destroy their harmfulness but Kennet insists otherwise.