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and a cup of coffee this morning. Fried fish. - which probably was [[red underline]] not entirely fresh [[/red underline]] as we had caught it yesterday morning and the hot weather had probably begun to spoil it. At any rate [[red underline]] both of us felt rather heavy and took no supper afterwards. 
Long Key. [[/red underline]] is cosy to follow a rather rocky shore. near the landing on the inside and near the viaduct were anchored several houseboats. [[red underline]] Sent Albert [[/red underline]] ashore to inquire for gasoline but the man in charge of the dock showed little disposition to accommodate us said no gasoline could be obtained except at [[red underline]] Miami or Key West [[/red underline]] and had to ordered
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By express; he [[red underline]] probably expected some inducement. [[/red underline]] We left there at 4P.M. trusting in better luck at Marathon. Engine had been going very well until then, but passing along viaduct (several shoals visible in clear weather) it began to labor harder and harder and we had to reduce speed; finally at 6 P.M anchored before [[red underline]] Bamboo key. [[/red underline]] There are two shoals extending in northerly and Southerly direction. But there is poor anchorage near by. Bottom is [[red underline]] not too hard. [[/red underline]] Afterwards found [[red underline]] many [[/red underline]] other anchorages [[red underline]] in near by [[/red underline]] keys. [[red underline]] One sponge sloop [[/red underline]] was anchored there [[/red underline]] with three negroes aboard. [[/red underline]] All these [[red underline]] sponge sloops [[/red underline]] have good yachting lines, and look