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... boat down to the water . Using a piece of driftwood about five inches in diameter , we gradually moved it out to- ward the breakers . Handling a boat in breakers at low tide is always more dangerous than at high . When we were about ...
... boat down to the water . Using a piece of driftwood about five inches in diameter , we gradually moved it out to- ward the breakers . Handling a boat in breakers at low tide is always more dangerous than at high . When we were about ...
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... boat rigged with a lateen sail and went off to fish for pearls . Mine was a light - draft Arab craft that could skim across the reefs at high tide . Four Somali sailors made up my crew . I planned to pick up Sudanese pearl divers after ...
... boat rigged with a lateen sail and went off to fish for pearls . Mine was a light - draft Arab craft that could skim across the reefs at high tide . Four Somali sailors made up my crew . I planned to pick up Sudanese pearl divers after ...
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... boat ( page 705 ) . These boats always operate at night , and preferably on a dark night . The white board hangs in the water near shore , form- ing one side of a V , and the slope of the muddy bank the other . There is also a vibrating ...
... boat ( page 705 ) . These boats always operate at night , and preferably on a dark night . The white board hangs in the water near shore , form- ing one side of a V , and the slope of the muddy bank the other . There is also a vibrating ...
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Machines Come to Mississippi By J R HILDEBRAND | 263 |
Magnolia State Mosaic Mississippi 26 ills in color from naturalcolor photographs | 279 |
Miracle of Talking by Telephone By F BARROWS COLTON | 395 |
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