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sewing machines and locks on chests and here he has rebuilt the steps to the house he sleeps in! He said he was going to "write a yarn to the Doctor tonight" but I guess he is too busy carpentering.
The yangona crowd headed by the Captain is going strong here. Jesi is grog-mixer tonight. My host has given me a specially small bowl out of which to drink my strong grog - it's just the right size. 
Two more "hospital cases". Willy noticed Laisa limping and inquired the cause. It seems that in Yangasa' she cut her leg the first day with a bush knife but told only her father. [[underlined]] He [[/underlined]] said nothing to me though I was bandaging his toe daily! Now Laisa has a wide-open infected gash over an inch
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long. It looks bad but I'm dressing it twice daily á la Vuniwai treatment.
Darn it, Ed, when I see how much I've been able to do here in just 4 1/2 days I sort of regret those [[underlined]] weeks [[/underlined]] on the all-limestone islands! Anyway, Fulanga, Ongea and Namuka are [[underlined]] well covered [[/underlined]] and several others well enough to suit me. Now to bed with a prayer for good weather -
Harry

3. Aug 1934
After breakfast early this morning we went out with Dr. Ladd to try and pace the other mad Lake so they called (Drano [[leere?]]) I went up with Dr. to one of the Hills near the tracks to take a snap on the both lakes after we have finished. We came down to (Ukouko) and meet our guide there, so we started straight off for

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wonder whose handwriting starts at the bottom? -@meg_shuler Drano seems correct but not sure of second word. See http://www.logosdictionary.org/childrendictionary.php?action=result&code=6409068&lang=FJ