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On these straight Rilibs or Kaelibs, crossing one another in Al, is to 

 be shown how, among the islands near together and under simple rela- 

 tions, one comes from A to B in straight lines, if he holds himself 

 always between Rilibs and Kaelibs. 



ac is another Rilib for A. 



be is another Kaelib for A. 



gf is another Rilib for B. 



ef is another Kaelib for B. 



These lines are to show how the Rilib and Kaelib of A come in con- 

 tact in boot, or "knot" c, the Rilib and Kaelib of B, in the boot, or 

 "knof" f. If there were no current there, then would follow, from 

 c to M and f to M, a further series of boots or crossings, which would 

 form a direct okar or line of guides between A and B. On the curves 

 c d e f and c h i f it will be made clear that the course of the Okar is 

 not as a rule straight, but through the influence of currents the Okar 

 is set to one side or the other — c d e f will show the course of the east- 

 ern current, c h i f of the Avestern current. 



Entirely analogous is the intent of the lines between D and E. 



yM is a Bungdockerik or southern dunung for D. 



xM is a Bungdockeing or northern dunung for D. 



zM is a Bungdockerik for E. 



rM is a Bungdockeing for E. 



mo is a second Bungdockerik for D. 



no is a second Bungdockeing for D. 



qp is a second Bungdockerik for E. 



sp is a second Bungdockeing for E. 



The course of the Okar between D and E is shown on its southern 

 offset by the line p i e o, in its northern by the line p h d o. 



CHART II. 



Dimensions of the chart from Bi to En 102 centimeters, from Nk to 

 Mi 56 centimeters. It is a Rebbelib, or chart of an entire group, 

 which does service indeed as a geographic chart. The little nmssels 

 tied on the sticks point out the different islands, whose localities in 

 relation to one another also, according to our own charts, are given 

 with tolerable accuracy. But that results in this case from the fact 

 that this Rebbelib has been prepared after an acquaintance with our 

 own charts. In former times the localities of the islands were inac- 

 curately laid down. 



From north and west the abbreviations on the chart mean as follows: 

 Bi=Bikini; Rp=Rongelap; Rk = Rongerik; Br = Bikar; A = Ailing- 

 inae; Uk=Utirik; W=Wottho; T^Taka; U=Ujae; Ak=Ailuk; L= 

 Lae; K = Kwadjelinn; Lh = Likieb; We=Wotje: L=Lib; N = Nanni; 

 E=Erikub; M = Maloelab; Ar=:Aurh; Ab = Ailinglablab; Mo=Mu- 

 juro; Ao=Arno: Ki = Killi; J=Jaluit; Nk=Namoiik; Mi=MiIle; 

 En = Ebon. 



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