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1964 
Not, 17 - continued 1 
but could see no birds: at 11 • 00 noon ^inion 
and I went on watch: earlier there had been 
many Shearwaters and. a Gull seen, so both puns 
were taken onto the how: at 1*10 Kuria Atoll 
was sighted dead ahead* about four miles from 
the atoll ii to 15 porpoises came along side 
the shir f breaking water and diving for about 
POO yards and then disarm eared : at 5:00 we 
drotvned anchor about a mile off the tide 
flooded area which ser^rates the two islands; 
immediately several outriggers came around the 
shin* but none came alongside- and boarded? 
seeing that no officaials were coming to us 5 
v;e decided to go to them and lowered a raft? 
at 5:50 (during high tide) we went ashore^, 
arriving at the main village at 4:0^: we were 
greeted here by throngs of natives who immediately 
•coked; at the inflated rubber raft-* as much in 
awe as the other natives we had s^en: one 
youn^ girl soneared to he almost nure Caucasian 
but snolte vem r little English; Bunion talked 
to theewireless onerator and explained what we 
had honed to accomnlish: with the schoolteacher 
and several other dignitaries all listening 
intently, the nurnose was outlined and we were 
free to pursue our task: Royer, Ken and narry 
went off collecting, Dave went to set up nets, 
Binion went off in conf erence"' and George and I 
pumped, tie natives for information and laughs; 
Chris and Pay also came ashore and wandered 
about surveying the women: a small girl rlayed 
with a balloon made by blowing up a pig’s lung; , 
I talked with an elderly English sneaking man 
who consented to show around the village: fresh 
water wells showed a water table of 10 feet as 
on Maiana Atoll: they have a male and female 
prison here with a log drum outside which 
signals the nrisoners to work - according to the 
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