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rims are well developed and there is another case to support our contention that elevated rims in ls. islands do not necessarily mean original reef rim.  As I see it, corals grew on the original Namuka bank -- on a foundation of [[underline]] bedded foram ls. [[/underline]] -- some of the later deposits were [[underline]] reef ls. [[/underline]] but the present rims seem to be due almost entirely to erosion (solution).

Also, on the south coast a secondary ridge -- lower than the main one -- rims the coast. It is separated from the main rim by a flattened area. It is a condition very similar to what we found at Tuvutha'.

Before going to the field I took some movies -- a series of close ups of 3 Fijian girls,

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using the telescopic lens & dissolver.  Only made one mistake as far as I know & that cost only 2-3 feet of film. Then used the F 1.9 lens (with CK 1 filter) for several portraits of children.  Aim to get 2-3 men later -- Willy, the Mluli, etc. and in the middle I shall put the grinning face of the Chow! You should find these useful for your talks.

Discovered today that the Chow has been out of milk for some time so I gave him a tin. He surprised me with 3 new English words.  "This velly-good!", said as he tapped the tin. (I thought only story-book Chows said "belly" but I was wrong I guess!)

What to do tomorrow? That's 

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