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flagnoles on Kuria 
we were to see tall who — - , 
*1 c? i at « but we never dn-Q 
see a flap; while Binicn was explaining our 
pu-pose and that we had honed co spend -he nv, t 
X examined the well and found the waver -able 
to be ’SO feet below the grounds sunace - iu 
also apnearedi as though fcey had to ^ne^rate 
_ ? nat thick layer of sedimentary rocK to reacn 
the ^ water"* dogs and cats ran all around; the huts: 
" said that could be said we returned 
to the raft: Roger and Ken went off collecting 
bird's, Binion set mouse trans . Lave and^ ^ra 
set ip insedt trans and George ano. I sat ar * 
talking to the natives: Larry had remainea 
aboard shin to skin birds r among the ohxngs 1 
learned from the local school teacher, are tn. 
following: they teach twelve ^graces <v 
on each of the Gilbert islands ana tnen 
student is eligible to take an exam to oialx.y 
to mo to Tarawa to school for four more yeaio - 
there are three Cooperative Society svores on 
ZZ .. island and the neonle in tie community can 
::il Se'ir copra to the store and then buy goods- 
copra sells for 6d/lb. and the island produces 
about 100 tons/year - to keen their homes xn 
renair they must replace the nillars once * 
vear and the thatching every three years - *ney 
v<3 a Pordanus for the pillars as it xs muc. 
s r o no*er~than coconut and more resistant to 
termites: the Magistrate returned to _ the village 
"just before dusk and talked with Binion. ® 
waited to try shooting the shotgun - and dad so 
twice, ouch to the delight of the other .ti 
they a s Red that we stay in «>air transient hu„, 
we accented, gathered our gear and w, ... . 
graveled rath towards it; one native wanter 
to buy mi diving hnife and when I reiusea ne 
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