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continue the captain carried me off to the vessel for dinner and stay over night So spent a very pleasant evening and night in the captains cabin.
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After having taken breakfast on board, the captain as I in one boat and officer and petty officer to the number of about 20 in another went ashore about 7 am. and found the starshena with the natives waiting. Very shortly after then whole compnay, Indian file, proceeded to the reef working and in short order drove off nearly all the seals located on the reef itself.
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