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Passed another lot of bush men armed with axes, clam-crescents common among them. The ground became swampy with roots to trip over. At last could see the sea, less than a half mile away; quick walk with steady down grade, then flat. [[strikethrough]] bamboo [[/strikethrough]] weedy road, thru village to beach. Boat on its way to meet us. [[Afasa?]] looked mighty good. [[line across page]] To Auki Bed. Left at 1, Oct. 2d. Down coast to Bitama narrow sheltered bay. Outer peninsula coral, much broken by waves. Chief bay for porpoise driving. Boys [[end page]] [[start page]] cooked rice ashore. Frogs - same calls as in hills. Sacred shack. tabu ground. Left at day break for Isabel. ^[[Tale of tunnel through island.]] Smooth sea. Whale. Rained tonight. [[line across page]] Camp, apparantly possessed of a devil, is talking temptingly. [[line across page]] Tuinao, District of Aisini. Cliff. Proff. new red & white sweater & striped [[suite?]] - from Fiji. Took him on board. Canoe met him. [[line across page]] Nov. 3 - 16. Arrived Fulakora (Mrs. C.R. Bignell). House on cleared hill