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well [[underline]] punched with holes,[[/underline]] then multicolored hulls and their glaring "eyes", and the setting sun; it was a very characteristic picture.  
Cinema pictures again tonight ^[[aboard the Steamer]]. Most passengers are gone. Again back to my quiet and comfortable cabin. Restful night.
March 1, 1925 (Sunday) Bright and sunny. Light winds, water is [[underline]] no longer so very muddy is greenish [[/underline]] now. Some rocky Islands on our starboard. Temperature cool but pleasant. No motion on ship nor any vibration.  [[underline]] Water becoming more blueish [[/underline]] with some patches of greenish. - Shoals - Many fishing ships 2 or 3 lug-sails - bamboo stayed and
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[[strikethrough]] guiley [[/strikethrough]] gaily [[strikethrough]] colo [[/strikethrough]] painted and the rowing boats out trawling or getting in the nets. Markers with red flags planted here and there. We are too far out to see any shore. I notice that the larger boats have a high fore-castle and still higher poop deck and the bulwark or gunwale drops in the middle at the waist.  Perhaps to facilitate fishing operations.  
[[image: drawing of boat,shaped as described in preceding paragraph, three masts with square sails, an "eye" drawn on the bow]]
Sails are tanned red and in better repair than some of those we saw yesterday.
Cinema tonight o/.b. the ship
March 2. Passing thru [[underline]] Straights of Formosa. [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] Bew [[/strikethrough]]
Afternoon, Tea in the navigation room with Captain Wallis,