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past me – It was Chinese – Naked as an infant – agile as an eel – he more than held his own, swimming, diving collecting fish from the bottom China was easily among the first & how he loved it – He grinned, he chattered – His whole nature bubbled over – He was the primitive hunter once again – In addition to our mob this shot awoke a native village just on the shore line & down came every male inhabitant – Shouting, gesticulating – yelling – Hand over hand they came to us – Many carried fish spears – Boys galore – All talking at once & collecting the fish – Some bit the fish in the head if he wd not keep still – We got 43 – fine fish that shot & no fish was under 3 lbs – A splendid lot – Then inboard & China was again the philosophical engineer –
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