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[[circled]] 6 [[/circled]] In the morning we were on Formosa + could see plainly the mountainous summits of the island + the great cliffs on the east coast. Weather bright + calm. A few flying fish seen but no birds. The interior of Formosa is forest inhabited by pierce head hunting Malay tribes of several distinct language groups who do not understand one another, The Japanese are exterminating these people.
(7) Sighted the Island of [[Luzon?]] at daybreak & kept close to the coast all day. The country of Luzon was heavily wooded & mountainous. Some of the distant ranges