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the same moment the thh-d wave breaks over them and he must 

 look out for himself. It is too late the two kaiaks lie heaving 

 bottom upward. The second manages to right himself, and his 

 first thought is for his comrade, to whose assistance he once more 



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hastens. He runs his kaiak alongside of the other, lays his pad- 

 dle across both, bends down so that he gets hold under the water 

 of his comrade's arm, and with a jerk drags him up upon his side, 

 so that he too can get hold of the paddle and in an instant raise 



