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had some after I woke up after the signalling had been completed; later had 
Capt. Picking's brandy. Went over big with the men. 
The branches of ka the "rubber" (sap) shrub made a most rssk 
resilient couch and I honestly did not notice the rock points I could not 
reduoe by hammering on them with other rocks. (Saved some of this shrub in 
my camera bag.) 
Toward early, early morning it started drizzling again and as though 
by common consent, or rather automatic simultaneous reaction, we all got up 
and had rest of canned tomatoes for breakfast with little bacon and hard tack. 
Bacon and hard tack wsrKxkx were very thirst producing. Raisins want well, but 
all we craved was liquid and light fruit iuices. 
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We started back at i"i.—miff) rniYmj*?s-rrf 8 and made lunch place of 
yesterday at 8:15 a.m. in just about 40 minutes. No biasing to do and little 
or no chopping; covered back two hours advance in less than half time. At 
lunch place drank can of water cached there, also the rain that had accumu¬ 
lated in the empty tinsxxx&K^kiricHx&jpiEfexliak that Capt. Lynch had put around 
after lunch; had a quarter to half inch in each it seemed. 
The last stretch from lunch place to beach took us 1 hr and 15 mins. 
After return to beach were met with bowls and cans of grapefruit, and did it 
hit the right spot. Would never had believed it could taste so good. 
Capt, Lynch's group made ba.ck to beach in 55 mins, (we jbook 1 hr., 15 mins.). 
Went fishing with Dr. and Capt. Lwnch a fter lunch in late afternoon. 
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Got wahoo, sie|\a, and grouper out of lagoon and off it. 
Wind: E.S.E. 2 - S.E. 1-2-3-4-2-1 
Temperature: , . . . , . 
kKakhaxx (a) 81-89 (b) 76-80 (c) 82-84. 
Weather: CCC - (11 a.m.) R-O-C C C 
0725 1st party left ship. Ship moved about oaking soundings while 
shore parties were away. 
