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Much singing & lali beating today! -- and (St. Peter please note) I gave 
two shillings to the church. 
I suppose you are visiting all over Honolulu today. I hope you will write 
me all the news -- a few pages -- say about [[an arrow pointing to the 
page number]] 34! 
I am developing a taste for chitons. When they are boiled [[underline]] 
just right[[/underline]] (not too much & not too little) & then cooled they 
are delicious & not tough at all. They must also be well cleaned and 
thats an art! 
Ah! -- the first "thump-clank-thump" of the yangona stone! I shall open a 
new tin of cigarettes & let my mind wander off into the early days of 
September -- less than two months hence -- 
Cheerio -- ! 
Harry 
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35 
Namuka July 9th 
Dear Edward -- 
Completed the map today & "Thank God [[underline]] that [[/underline]] 
pleasure is over!" I have just finished plotting. The traverse closed 
remarkably well (better than Tubutha') but in view of the difficulties I am 
inclined to think it was more good luck than good pacing! Anyway 'tis 
done -- 
We finished our traverse about noon & as we rounded the western tip of 
the island on our way back a large white ship -- strange even to Willy! -- 
hove in view. She proved to be the "Tin Toga", an 8-ton ketch about 100 
feet overall! We hailed her and climbed aboard. Who should the captain 
be but our old friend [[underline]] Fotu! [[/underline]] 
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Harry Ladd - Diary and field notes, 1934 - Vol. 1 
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