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the line probably part from the additional strain. 
After another run of half a mile or so the speed 
begins to decrease, and the line is steadily hauled 
in till the gleaming blue and silvery body of the 
prize is plainly visible as he rolls from side to 
side, and, salmon-like, shakes his jaws in a fierce 
effort to free himself from the hook. Foot by 
foot the big brown-skinned native who holds 
the line hauls it in, and his keen eyes watch 
every movement of the fish; for sometimes a 
pala when almost exhausted will yet have 
strength enough remaining to dive under the 
canoe, and foul the outrigger, which would 
mean a capsize and his eventual escape from 
his pursuers. At last he rises to the surface, 
swimming still, but lying first on one side, 
then on the other. Then the man amidships 
hands the line holder a short but heavy and 
rudely fashioned club much used in despatching 
sharks. 
Passing the line along to the next man, he 
goes forward to the head of the canoe, and 
crouches down, club in hand, while the line is 
steadily hauled in, care being taken by the 
steersman to get the fish on the port side, 
so as to avoid the outrigger, which it 
