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She ship lay at anchor a half mile off shore and landing of men, 
food and oar solentlfio equipment began apace. She boatB rose and fell 
on the rough water until in some slight lull they edged in to allow a 
bundle or box to be tossed to a man braced on the landing rock. Another 
crouched in a depression behind to receive the packages and pass them to 
others waiting behind until finally they reached safety on the rook 
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shelves above. At irregular Intervals huge rollers swept our shelving 
ledge where we hung like limpets or clung to a life line to prevent being 
swept away. 
Darkness came shortly after six and the ship played her strong 
searchlight on the hard working shore party* one moment blinding us 
with a glare of light and the next leaving us in utter darkness as the 
roll of the ship threw the beam above us. Our water supply in heavy 
water breakers was oast overboard from the boats and dragged ashore by 
means of ropes. Baxes of canned goods were landed in like manner. Sugar 
add flour were both wet as usual in difficult landings* but Balt water 
does not seem to injure them. She waves crashed constantly against the 
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rook ledges above which rang the shout of the lookout* warning of an 
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approaohing roller. Onoe the whale boat was caught unawares and swept 
bodily ashore over what an instant before had been an expanse of bare 
rook. 1 crouched at the landing rook with the water Churning about my 
waist* watching with a sickening sensation as in some miraculous way 
the boat was washed back again way to safety. 
