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o f la v a , fille d w i th ro u n d e d k e rn e ls .
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•m u f fe , c a lle d in th t E r f e , J o rram s : th e fe fo n g s , w h e n w e l l com p ofel
a r e in te n d e d - to r e g u la t e th e f t r o k e s o f th e o a r s , a n d r e c a ll to m in i
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g io u s tu r n , c o n fo n a n t to th a t o f th e p e o p le .
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icquainted w i th ; th e la f t o f fo u r in th e B r itijh d om in io n s , a l l r u n .
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fafeway a p p e a r s firft-s S ta ffa fu c c e e d s ; th e r o c k H um U a a b o u t
tmnty le a g u e s fu r th e r , an d f in a l ly th e c o lum n o f B r iis -m h a w l: th e
depth o f o c e a n in a l l p r o b a b i l i t y , c o n c e a ls th e lo f t lin k s , o f th is
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of fome fm a l l b u i ld in g s , a n d b y th em a h e a p o f f to n e s , w i th a hafaU
tk column fe t e r e i t in th e m id d le . C r o f s a ra n g e o f b a r r en la n d s fo r
four miles .: r e a c h L o ch ,B ra ca d a le , E x c h a n g e - o u r h o r fe s f o r a boat-.
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creeks.. C o d - .f if liT w a rm h e re in th e h e r r in g fe a fo n p y r fm n g th e
t o a ls : ' a m an w i th a f in g le h a n d - lin e c a u g h t in th r e e h o u r s as m a n y
as were fo ld f o r th r e e g u in e a s , a t th e ra te o f tw o p e n c e a p ie c e .
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fe fe s .
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