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to the tender care of a peculiarly shaped boat called 

 " catamaran," from a distance resembhng a large 

 spider, — a sort of long trough or canoe, furnished with 

 a heavy outrigger resting upon the water to prevent 

 it capsizing, and quaint sails, I soon reached the 

 steamer, and off we started, passing in review many 

 miles of the pretty coast. Galle looks best from the 

 sea, especially at sunset. 



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