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rims are well developed and there is another case to support our 
contention that elevated rims in Is. islands do not necessarily mean 
original reef rim. As I see it, corals grew on the original Namuka bank -- 
on a foundation of [[underline]] bedded foram Is. [[/underline]] -- some of 
the later deposits were [[underline]] reef Is. [[/underline]] but the present 
rims seem to be due almost entirely to erosion (solution). 
Also, on the south coast a secondary ridge -- lower than the main one -- 
rims the coast. It is separated from the main rim by a flattened area. It is 
a condition very similar to what we found at Tuvutha'. 
Before going to the field I took some movies -- a series of close ups of 3 
Fijian girls, 
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using the telescopic lens & dissolver. Only made one mistake as far as I 
know & that cost only 2-3 feet of film. Then used the F 1 .9 lens (with CK 
1 filter) for several portraits of children. Aim to get 2-3 men later -- Willy, 
the Mluli, etc. and in the middle I shall put the grinning face of the Chow! 
You should find these useful for your talks. 
Discovered today that the Chow has been out of milk for some time so I 
gave him a tin. He surprised me with 3 new English words. "This velly- 
good!", said as he tapped the tin. (I thought only story-book Chows said 
"belly" but I was wrong I guess!) 
What to do tomorrow? That's 
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