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nerves. It was a marvellous sight to peer down into 

 that exquisitely clear water and see fish as thickly 

 laid as fence pickets, and the deeper down the 

 larger they showed. All kinds of fish lived to- 

 gether down there. We saw yellow-tail and am- 

 ber-jack swim among the sharks as if they were all 

 friendly. But the instant we hooked a poor luck- 

 less fish he was set upon by these voracious mon- 

 sters and devoured. They fought like wolves. 

 Whenever the blood of a fish discolored the water 

 these sharks seemed to grow frantic. They ap- 

 peared on all sides, as if by magic. 



"By and by we had sharks of all sizes swimming 

 round under our boat. One appeared to be about 

 twelve feet long or more, and big as a barrel. 

 There were only two kinds, the yellow sharp-nosed 

 species, and the bronze shark with black fins, silver- 

 edged. He was almost as grand as a swordfish. 



"While trying to get the big fellow to take a 

 bait I hooked and whipped three of this bunch, the 

 largest one being about two hundred and fifty 

 poimds. It did not take me long to whip them, 

 once I got a hook into their hideous jaws. The 

 largest, however, did not get to my bait. 



"An interesting and grewsome sight was pre- 

 sented when Bob, after dismembering one I had 

 caught, tumbled the bloody carcass back into the 

 water. It sank. A cloud of blood spread like 

 smoke. Then I watched a performance that beg- 

 gared description. Sharks came thick upon the 

 scene from everywhere. Some far down seemed as 

 long as our boat. They massed around the carcass 



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