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Fig. 98. — Captain Walsh, of the U. S. Coast Guard cutter Marion approaches 

 Anegada's shore by walking on the ocean floor which is here as smooth and 

 firm as a pavement. The water is too shallow even for the ship's boat. 



Fig. 99. — The reception committee at Anegada, comprising a good share of 

 the entire population, waited while we adjusted trousers and foot gear after 

 our journey ashore through the ocean shallows. 



Fig. 100. — Mr. Roy, Agricultural Superintendent of the British Virgin Islands, 

 standing atop the mound of conch shells near the eastern end of Anegada. 



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