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for the boat and the three other men. By the time 

 they arrived the wind had died away and sailing was no 

 longer possible. As we rowed over the spot at which 

 the seal had sunk, we saw him lying extended in death 

 at the bottom. With the help of the dredge we 

 managed to raise him to the surface, and then passing 

 a noose over his head we towed him home as before. 

 He was not nearly the size of the one I had shot on 

 the previous day, though much fatter, and his skin a 

 beautiful white varied by a few black spots. 



