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rolled by, the water was too shallow for the Shark 
to swim. The remains, therefore, were taken into 
the canoe, and brought ashore. The water was 
so much stained by the blood, that we discovered 
a red tinge in all the foaming billows, as they 
approached the beach. 
“The unhappy sufferer was an active lad about 
fourteen years old, who left my door only about 
half an hour previous to the fatal accident. I saw 
his mother, in the extremity of her anguish, plunge 
into the water, and swim towards the bloody spot, 
entirely forgetful of the power of her former 
god.’”* 
“A number of people, perhaps a hundred, were 
at this time playing in the surf, which was higher 
than usual. Those who were nearest to the vic- 
tim, heard him shriek, perceived him to strike with 
his right hand, and at the same instant saw a Shark 
seize his arm. Then followed the cry which I 
heard, which echoed from one end of Latraina to 
the other. All who were playing in the water made 
the utmost speed to the shore, and those who were 
standing on the beach saw the surf-board of the 
unhappy sufferer floating on the water, without any 
one to guide it. When the canoe reached the spot, 
they saw nothing but the blood with which the 
water was stained for a considerable distance, and 
by which they traced the remains whither they 
had been carried by the Shark or driven by the 
swell. The body was cut in two by the Shark, just 
* The Shark was formerly worshipped in the Sandwich Islands. 
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