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united by the arch at the top. The breadth of these streams 

 gradually diminished till they became invisible, but their 

 length seemed undiminished as long as they were at all seen. 

 The quantity of water poured down must have been very 

 considerable, as the bubbling of the sea beneath could be 

 distinctly observed. 



Dr. Dickinson was informed that a waterspout fell a few 

 days after inland, towards the Three-Rock mountain. It is 

 said to have done some injury ; but his informant did not see 

 it, and he could not, therefore, ascertain its shape. 



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