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[[underlined in red]] run outside will be made - [[/underlined in red]] will it be worse than Pamlico Sound? Captain says no.
[[underlined in red]] I feel aching in my knees, and my knuckles, and everywhere, after this strenuous day of bumping around but feel thankful to still possess enough elasticity to stand all this racket. [[/underlined in red]]
We both have been in high rubber boots and oil skins most of the day. - How restful it feels to be able to go to bed undisturbed by waves or winds!
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The wind is still blowing thru the nearby pine trees on the shore; the grasshoppers are chirping merrily notwithstanding the rather cool night. Above the stars are shining bright; - same stars as have been wondered at
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by many generations before me 
same stars for wonderment for many generations to come.
Wrote a hurry letter describing my experiences of later two days to Celine - my shining star in life.
It is nine P.M. and am tucking myself in my sleeping bag.
Oct. 24. A truly beautiful morning. Moderate wind. If we only had had such calm weather yesterday. And those lovely pine woods nearby wild and restful. But how flat this country is everywhere. And the soil is barely one or two feet above water. We left about 8½ AM following the canal which is an almost straight cut well buoyed and provided with beacons. Everything is calm and clear. Arriving at [[underlined in red]] Beaufort [[/underlined in red]] I notice that storm warnings [[strikethrough]] those tro [[/strikethrough]] are still up, altho' the sea seems calm as 

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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.