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the custom to bathe in the lagoon regardless of their presence, 

 and even the dogs of Pulu Tikiis are accustomed to swim 

 about quite unmolested. It was once my misfortune to be 



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Landing a Small Black and White Shark on the Seaward 

 Beach op Pulu Tikus. 



upset in the middle of the lagoon, but the sharks did not 

 avail themselves of the opportunity. Yet, only a few days 

 before, and in the very same spot, they had been so bold in 

 their quest of the body of a speared devil-fish, that they seized 

 the blades of the oars when an attempt was made to tow the 

 carcass beyond their reach. The black sharks afford good 



