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and although rather hard and tough, from want of keeping, 

 they were by no means bad eating as a roti, and, with certain 

 vegetable additions, made an excellent soup. 



The following morning, having completed our supply of 

 provisions and water, and filled every spare cranny of our 

 little craft with oranges, pumpkins, and bananas, we bid 

 adieu to this interesting and hospitable island, with little 

 chance of sighting any other shores on the broad expanse of 

 the Atlantic and Southern Oceans until we arrived at the 

 golden coasts to which we were bound. 



