Behavior of the Atlantic 



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For a while the two abandoned halves of the Fred Taylor drifted 

 along together. Then they began to separate. We shall name the parts 

 FT I and FT2 because each part seemed to assume a new life of its 

 own worthy of record. FTi and FT2 now were moving on almost 

 directly opposite courses and each started a lengthy journey. 



FTi, after slight hesitation, moved toward the northwest. Then 

 she took a long run north which, after a month or so, brought FTi 

 south of Matinicus Island and east of Mount Desert Island off the 

 northern coast of Maine. Then, turning a little south of west, FTi 



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