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people? Some say if you splash the water it will frighten them. 
away; that they are timid, or at least cautious and scary.” 
’ “Every one of ’em will eat men. I wouldn’t trust any of 
em. Der last shark we caught had a dozen fish in him, and 
jJeads, and lines, and hooks, all to pieces in him. We got one 
Vother day seven feet long. Some are twelve feet and more. 
A man went fishing some time ago to Andros island, in his boat. 
His name was Carter. He didn’t come back. They ’spected 
something had happened, and sarched for him next day. When 
they got near der reef whar he war, they saw his boat—der man, 
he warnt there. The boat either swamped or tipped over. It had 
some turtle and fish in it he had caught. Der man was gone. 
Afterwards, two large cubs were seen cruising ’bout dar. One 
was caught, and in him they found some turtles and two-quarters 
of a man—so I ’spose der sharks divided even.” 
Sampson’s persistent zeal and unfailing eloquence made him 
always a success in securing his full share of business, and his 
experience and skill as a boatman were always conceded by his 
customers. 
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