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Oct. 14th
Wind easterly [[arn?]] - and var. in eve. to calm - A long regular swell rolls in from the SW. Cloudy and pleasant all day - For the past few days a phosphorescence has been visible in the water & most marked tonight when a long wake of light trailed out astern and broke in creamy foam from the bow.
A solitary duck was seen for a short time about noon as it took a single circuit & then away again - Standing on our course again

Sat. Oct. 15th
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Transcription Notes:
Finished except for few illegible words and those in brackets I was unsure of. GG: word after easterly: [[arn? a-u? a-y?]] -- middle letter is not a, b, c, d, e, g, h, j, k, l, m, o, p, q, s, t, u, v, w, y