The omnipresence of sharks, and the calamitous loss of 
a large amount of fishing gear rather dampened the ardor of 
the piscatorial enthusiasts, and all hands were pleased when, 
at 1719 this day, the Presidential Detachment got underway 
and headed to the southeastward at £3 knots for the oalapag s 
Islands . 
p,3. Colonel ./ atson was seen walking the quarterdeck with 
ano ther scientist, Dr. Schmitt. This Smithsonian agreed with 
the Colonel that a shark was after all only a mammal. They 
were heard to laugh heartily over the entire affair. 
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