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fast to the arching roots, then climb like an awk- 

 ward monkey over and through the dreadful 

 tangle to dry land. If a naturalist he likely has 

 to carry bags for specimens, grub hoc, spade, ax, 

 and camera, besides various other collecting out- 

 fit, some in his hands and more slung about him. 

 The least slip means a fall into the water or 

 among the sharp oysters attached to the roots. 

 Often the growth is so dense and tall that the 

 harassed explorer can only see a short distance in 

 any direction and he can rarely find the sun owing 

 to the dense foliage. So it is too easy to go wrong 

 and even to describe a laborious circle back to the 

 shore. If he does reach terra firma and complete 

 his collections he can only guess on the way back 

 where his skiff may be. He will likely crawl a 

 long distance out to find the water, but not the 

 boat. It is better to blaze the trees going in and 

 hope to be able to see the marks going out. At 

 last he too often finds the tide fallen and he must 

 wade again and drag the unwilling skiff, seem- 

 ingly miles. 



But all is different at Sable. This beach is a 

 paradise indeed for him who is fed up on the other 

 sorts. Comparatively deep water comes in right 



