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which appears more volutes of black cauliflowers. The curtain drifts 
toward the east and the winds blow toward the west. The winds do not 
dominate the curtain# Black clouds zorm over the area in the aftej.^*oon. 
In the night one sees the cone red with bombs after each explosion. 
26 - The region continues covered with clouds. The winds do not blow 
from one but from all directions, strong gusts that drift the sand and ashes 
into the cracks of the houses. from the crater rises a black cauliflower 
with heavy noises. 
27 - The activity reminds me of the beginning, the tourists are able to get 
an idea of how it was at first. .'ithin the simple yellowish column, a sudden 
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blast of vapors leaps up each 1, 2 or 3 hours to a height of 400 to 600 or 
if 
minutes (?) 
more meters. A thin curtain extends toward the northeast showering ashes 
for a distance of 4 kilometers. One can hear the fall of the ash among 
the trees. After midday the wind drives back the clouds little by little. 
It is at night that one can best appreciate the quantity of incandescent 
bombs that are thrown out of the crater with each eruption. 
28 - A light shower of hail at dawn. The crater continues with strong ex- 
plosions. The black column drops bombs as far as the lava fields and shower 
sand and ashes to the northeast. After midday the column is interrupted for 
a moment, while the noise continues weakly. Puffs of white vapor and ruclvS 
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rise in the form of a maravilla. After six o'clock the explosions cease 
and the pillar rises almost without sound to a height of a- 1 most 1,000 meters 
Thav rise with a splendor that the tourists enjoyed all the night. 
