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[[vertical annotation in left margin written in red]] Pamlico [[/vertical annotation]]
clothing altho' not much cared for is not bad. Then again he seems quite uninformed. Did not know where Chapel Hill, the seat of the University of North Carolina is. Does not even know beam nor length of his schooner. [[underlined in red]] Training and education for whites seems even more necessary for whites than for Negroes. [[/underlined in red]]
We supposed weather was somewhat better so we set out. At first the wind seemed more moderate but as soon as we reached the open water it blew as badly and even worse than yesterday. A full days tussle with the waves. The wind blew a real gale. Fortunately we had [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] a quartering sea and this made it easier. Johnson
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my captain felt more confident in "Cygnet" since she had behaved so well yesterday. But he certainly felt worried when one huge wave after another succeeded and then when we had to change our course when they were hitting us abeam. [[underlined in red ]] Rolling and  pitching fearfully [[/underlined in red]] the little boat stood the test. Nothing lost, not even anything broken. The critical moment arrived when engine [[strikethrough]] stopped [[/strikethrough]] started knocking and finally stopped several times. I was sitting in cockpit, watching every pulse and throb of engine when it finally gave out and boat was [[underlined in red]] adrift in the midst of the storm, tossed and pitching and rolling. [[/underlined in red]]
Wondered what was going to happen next but excepting some violent rolls, the little 

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Instructions say to use the word 'underlined' in brackets when words are underlined in text. Seems appropriate because indicates past tense.