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united by the arch at the top. The breadth ofthese streams 
gradually diminished till they became invisible, but their 
length seemed undiminished as long as they were at all seen. 
The quantity of water poured down must have been very 
considerable, as the bubbling of the sea beneath could be 
distinctly observed. 
Dr. Dickinson was informed that a waterspout fell a few 
days after inland, towards the Three-Rock mountain. It is 
said to have done some injury ; but his informant did not see 
it, and he could not, therefore, ascertain its shape. 
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