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dimples ; the breath of the south - west monsoon 

 blew in fresh and salt from over Sumatra and the 

 ocean beyond, and the little launch with her pro- 

 peller racing at full speed left the narrow discoloured 

 waters of the mangrove swamps and breasted the 

 incoming tide and freshening breeze, and headed for 

 the open sea. 



