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<p>[Page 78]</p><p>to bludgeon it. The reward stipulated by the government for each shark is £10/.- I believe, and the fins and other parts fetch a good price, too. This explains the fisherman’s strong interest in the sharks, all the more so since fishing in the bay has been badly hurt by the presence of these pirates. Swimming, too, has become much more dangerous and is being restricted, especially after a heavy nor’-easterly storm caused a strong undertow in the bay. It’s dangerous to go further into the water than up to one’s waist because it’s easy to get swept off and losing the ground from under one’s feet. And it’s practically impossible to swim against this tide. Despite all the warnings, one of the company leaders, Mr Friedrich, usually a good swimmer and a robust person, would not abstain from swimming in the deep and unfortunately found his death a few days ago. The tide carried him off immediately and although other bathers came to his assistance as soon as they noticed his predicament, they could not reach him</p>