Gill, Douglas E , 
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I checked, the miniature golf place for my wallet hurt; no luck. During the 
day I skinned an adult Sooty which came out real well. Larry swam in the 
afternoon after doing one bird. For supper I found 2 cans of soup, so I 
mixed them together (Tomato and Scotch Broth) and had a huge bowl of soup. 
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After dinner I skinned another adult Sooty which came out real well. While 
I was doing my third Sooty (an immature) I decided I was going to get drunk 
so I went down and bought a small bottle of Bacardi Hum. (Larry came in 
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around now) and skinned 2 birds. A mixture of Schwepps lemon soda and the 
rum was awful tasting but I could see how one could i_esm to like it. By 
and by I became increasingly dissy to the extent I couldn't keep my balance. 
I was almost finished with my Sooty but was having difficulty finishing it 
because of my high state. Oh I had enjoyed Mendelssohn's Hetridz Overature 
and Scotch Symphony, but vac so dizzy and uncoordinated during the Itallen 
Symphony, I didn’t hear much of it. Fortunately Larry came in, and I asked 
him to finish ray bird. I collapsed in a chair, laughing at everything, and 
drinking more rum. Walking was nearly impossible as I stumbled about. I 
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remember most of the evening well, my mind was fairly clear, hut oh was I 
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dizzy. Even though I tried to be serious at times to examine my drunken 
self and what was happening to me, I couldn't. Anyway I finally hit the sack, 
and with Larry's help stayed there. 
21 August 1964 : I got up around 8:30 end still felt dizzy, although X was 
perfectly normal. My stomach felt lousy and often times I felt nauseous. 
I packed things up ready for our Kauai trip and the final departure home. 
Larry made one early trip out to Ely's to take a pile of his stuff out for 
