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for around low, circle back with the wind
and swirled around rising in the air to shoot
down when they again flung into the sea
with a just splash. In this way they feed
together in just quantity, often many hundred
tubs. When the capelans had not only these
tubs, but also the salmon, trout, and seals, and
frogs, other animals. They are one of the great
substitution of food just as the end is for the
human species.
Spent the day resting beside a fire. This
morning after the first sufferer I feel better. I
hope the wind changes to morning so that
we may go on.