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exposure meter diagonally downward from the surface through a water 

 glass. 



On the second descent, I felt more calm and looked about me for in- 

 teresting objects. The yacht had been moved over to where the depth was 

 thirty feet. This was a new experience. The pump had to be worked much 

 faster. I had to clear the pressure from my ears several times on the way 

 down, and felt very lonely and insecure. But by a coral head about twenty 

 feet distant a Grouper of considerable size (four or five pounds) was sus- 

 pended, motionless. He allowed me to approach within focal distance and 

 my precious thirty feet of film was used on this subject alone. As I turned 

 back I happened to look upward, and in front of me, six feet above my 

 head was a Barracuda, also motionless. I walked beneath this sinister form 

 thinking, "I don't bother you, don't you bother me." 



After this excursion was finished Lydia made a descent, her first in 

 thirty feet of water. She fared well and enjoyed it, but not for long. She 

 also saw the Barracuda. I have not since that experience descended to so 

 great a depth. It produces a feeling of awe. I seemed to be walking through 

 a forbidden land, feeling very helpless, and far from my native element. 

 The surroundings appeared sinister, and I imagined that lurking foes were 

 watching me from their hiding places. 



After lunch we went ashore, carrying the diving equipment in the 

 dinghy. We located the well which we had visited on our previous cruise, 

 and I decided to explore it to the bottom. This well is smooth and cylindri- 

 cal for about ten feet of its depth; then it becomes irregular and much 

 larger. Overhanging rocks cast deep shadows and the place has a forbid- 

 ding appearance. Reaching the bottom at twenty feet, I found a tunnel 

 which evidently connects with the inland lake. Poised in this tunnel there 

 was a large fish, probably a Jew fish. He must have found it a convenient 

 place for feeding. All of the small fish coming out of the lake had to pass 



