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Things had been so well kept aboard the "Marevi 
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a beaming Tuamotuan, stout of heart and frame-^barrel-chested is the 
wort^-deck hand, engineer, look-out, snsi helmsman on occasion. 
fisherman, and expert 
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that we were able to move aboard the. 
vessel immediately on our arrival./ Other members of the crew 
captain and cook - were ours to provide. 
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Teai was a real y j - i n n nw^ y . One would have to 
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i his equal as navigator, ever- helpful and 
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pleasant shipmate^ and gentleman, ^^ecently :^etired skipper of the 
colonial government's official Inter-islandeiischooner^-he knew 
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Intimately all the Islands, reefs and passes, /winds and weather in 
this part of the world. Educated in France, he v/as equally at home 
with French, English, and his native Polynesian tongue, and, having 
friends and acquaintances throughout the archipelago, he vms able 
to facilitate our efforts everywhere. The captain also became an 
expert at fine-sorting our catches. Quite a number of vials of 
small organisms brought back to the museum attest ("9^ his keen eyes 
and knowledgeable industry. 
In viev/ of the compactness of the vessel, the well-appointed 
galley, its appurtenances/ and sto7v*age space, we decided to dispense 
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with the services of cook, and to divide the housekeeping chores 
among us. Tom had done a stint with an army cook’s detachment during 
the last war, and Cutress was a good second, ( ^s^ proving^ o be a 
wonderful purchasing agent. Upon Rehder and myself devolved the 
duties of mess boy. As cooks and helpers we four prepared most of 
