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Have a confession to make. In packing up this morning I forgot the 
thermometer! Have been cussing myself off and on for some hours. As 
my wedding day draws near I become absent-minded! Anyway, I 
learned at the Mbuli's house that Wangava lake has living coral in it so 
the lake may not be so important as I had hoped. I'll sample it anyway. 
Wangava's narrowness, like that of Namuka, is due to downfarthing 
which removed a part yet it still has the [[underlined]] basin shape 
[[/underlined]] & here, I suspect, is another case where an atoll-like rim 
is due purely to erosion. I'll get as much dope on the physiography as 
my limited time will permit. I shall be [[underlined]] surprised 
[[/underlined]] if I find good orbitoids. 
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Its now becoming uncomfortably cold so I'm going to retire to my 
blankets with an ancient magazine 
Toodle-oo- 
Harry 
P.S. - 
I dislike giving the Tutings such a black reputation. Its something like 
telling tales out of school so please don't pass them on except to Ruth. 
However, they [[underlined]] were [[/underlined]] responsible for my 
Namuka delay so I can't keep quiet about them when reporting to you. 
Their unpopularity is so universal in southern Lian that I am pretty well 
convinced that most of the stories are partly true. They seem to have 
cheated everyone they met & when promised pay was asked for Tuting 
would get brave & offer to fight. Such was the case here & they were 
finally asked to move out of the house I am now 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
Transcribed and Reviewed by Digital Volunteers 
Extracted Oct-11-2015 06:35:03 
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