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the grass roots.
From a large number of crabs brought up by the seine today I selected the two extremes, the broadest with narrowest side spines and the broadest with bluntest side spines. There two specimens which I have preserved are the two extremes of a very large [[?]], about 30 which to my mind prove conclusively that Telesie figure is entirely incorrect and must be left. [[strikethrough]] entirely [[/strikethrough]] out of consideration.
In the evening shot a short-eared bat.
[[left margin]] Sep. 1 Sunday [[/left margin]] Threatening, dark weather. Capt. Lindquist gave me an account of the figures of [[schooners?]]
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