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CHAPTEE II. 



SEAECH FOE SPIDEE-CEAB, THE INLAND SEA REVISITED, 

 OCTOPUS, ETC. 



The Inland Sea I consider a sort of fairy region. 

 It runs east and west for 240 miles, varying in 

 width from thirty miles to 400 feet. Islands of 

 all dimensions are scattered over the surface of 

 the water, clustering thickly in some places, and 

 forming numerous narrow channels. In height they 

 vary from 2500 feet to twenty- five or thirty. Nearly 

 all are inhabited. Life here is very enjoyable. I refer 

 particularly to the natives, but found it equally so 



