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I hope you have seen it. It was larger than I expected. It appeared to be diving into the see. The head was quite distinct and the tail spread out about as long as the bowl of the Dipper, I should judge. It was the only night on which we have had a clear sky. I did not locate Halley's comet. Yesterday we were in the usual fog off the "Banks" and struck a heavy long swell which continued all