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to Yangosa' on the tail of a hurricane! Anything for a change!  I'd welcome a first class hurricane with open arms! -- I now return to my deck of filthy cards!

H.

Namuka, July 16th
Dear Ed --

No luck even with high winds! By dawn it was clear and by 10 a.m. just a nice sailing breeze.  I climbed the old warrior's hill from the landward side & took some views of the bay & the coast. The visibility was excellent.  Yangosa', Ongia, Fulanga, Maramlo, Kamlara & Wangova -- all my islands in front of me -- but no canoe from Mothe! Its very discouraging, Ed. If the delay lasts much longer I'll have to give up 

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the ls. islands & travel to Lakumba or Naian on the [[underline]] Adimoci [[/underline]] when she calls to take the Mbuli to the Mbose -- this week or next.

I didn't encounter the old warrior and its no wonder for in the caves & holes of the cliffside all the warriors of Lan could be concealed! If is as rough as any limestone I have treaded over -- and a terrible tangle of heavy vines most of the way. Got a good foram ls. at the base (on the [[underline]] inside [[/underline]] ) but the higher cliffs, like those on the north coast, are of coraliferous ls., though on this trip I could distinguish no reef structure.

In spite of the faulting that has, I am susre, removed a part of the island on the north the high marginal

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