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Hence I have prepared a letter which I first submit to you for your approval, [[overwritten]] for [[/overwritten]] before transmitt[[overwritten]] al [[/overwritten]]ing it to H. Merriam. What I would like to write under the circumstances is quite another matter, and as I have said in my letter to him I sincerely hope that the way things have gone will not militate against continuing work at Tortugas at some future date.

Even in my absence I feel that I can be of some help to you if you will only bottle, in 75% alcohol your fish stomach contents. I
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