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FISHES I HAVE KNOWN 



shape in fact, a kind of scoop which was passed 

 inside the chief seine, the ends drawn together, 



PILCHARDS IX THE "TUCK"' NET. 



and the fish lifted in the " bunt." from the bottom, 

 and with baskets brought into the boats. 



Pilchards cannot be cured and smoked like 

 herrings, because the weight of the body breaks 



