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showing only molds of the structure on their upper sides. No orbitoids 
but some molds of smaller forams. Numerous molds of shallow water 
mollusks & rare cidarid spines. All mollusks are gastropods except for 
[[underlined]] Lithophaga [[/underlined]] 
Well marked parallel fissures cut both sides of the island. 
Visited the lake later in the day. It is a mile in diameter, Ed! Toadstool 
islets near its steep shores & I think it has been formed mainly - if not 
entirely by solution. Water quite salty & with a variety of thin-shelled 
mollusks; including brackish forms of Area, etc. Bottom muddy with calc, 
debris but no forams. I collected all sorts of samples 
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& specimens. Looking at the enormous lake in the middle of this small 
island one cannot help thinking of Fulanga - 1 wonder? --? 
Also collected land shells, spiders & prawns but damned if any of us 
could find any thrips! 
Thanks to plenty of coconuts we only used 1 gallon of water today - in 
spite of a good hot sun. Its been a grand day, Ed! If a nice [[underlined]] 
little [[/underlined]] breeze will only spring up before morning I'll write you 
tomorrow from Namuka or Yangasa' 
Cheerio - 
Harry 
P.S - Its warmer tonight, thank goodness. Now for a stroll in the 
moonlight. - H. 
Namuka, July 23rd 
Dear Ed - 
I feel so civilized - sitting here in 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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