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night for [[strikethrough]] St. A [[/strikethrough]] San Antonio. The drums and tom-toms went all night, so I didn't sleep much, my tan hurting like hell.
  Next day (Tues.) took launch [[strikethrough]] up [[/strikethrough]] as far as safe up Queb. Togomorá, then a canoe we were towing. Cuatr. was certainly good at seeing things along the forested bank.  I contributed little to the day's successful collecting. The narrower the quebrada the better the collecting.  Swung up a narrower branch. Back to launch & down to the settlement about 3:30. Put in plants until late. I was very tired and ate no supper.
  [[underline]] Wed. [[/underline]] Left Togomorá at 6:30. Raining. Made good time and it soon cleared. [[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] Indian boys three times got into the swash but I never had my camera ready. Reached [[Boturer?]] at 2:30; some delay in landing baggage. Went to [[baunli ?]]. Then much work trying to save the
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collection. Dries in am. Also frantic packing to get away tomorrow. Find we had left over about 75 gal. of gasoline, which Cuatr. is bringing. Took with us 3 vats of 52 gals each.

[[underline]] Thurs. June 15 [[/underline]]
  Left [[strikethrough]] Cali [[/strikethrough]] Buenaventura at 7 am, arriving at Cali about 1 pm. Saw several plants of [[underline]] Jatropha tubulosa [[/underline]]. Bought an orchid from a boy at Cisneros. Spent afternoon at Escuela on plants.