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A cry brought our attention into the sea, a man in unloading supplies had slipped in and the sharks were swarming thick around him and got a bite at his legging. With the aid of a rope he soon climbed up more frightened and wet than hurt, but none too soon for the sharks had made off with his outer jacket. | A cry brought our attention into the sea, a man in unloading supplies had slipped in and the sharks were swarming thick around him and got a bite at his legging. With the aid of a rope he soon climbed up more frightened and wet than hurt, but none too soon for the sharks had made off with his outer jacket. | ||
To our great joy, in the course of a few hours an officer came to inform us that we might be taken ashore. | To our great joy, in the course of a few hours an officer came to inform us that we might be taken ashore. | ||
"There! now, when she comes up Jump!" a wave at that washed the rowboat against the [[unclear]] and a leap of about eight ( | "There! now, when she comes up Jump!" a wave at that washed the rowboat against the [[unclear]] and a leap of about eight (8) feet accomplished our descent. We were [[abreast?]] with the [[waves?]]. Our oarsmen were American soldiers bronzed under | ||
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mule. To the Americans used to speed this was highly amusing. We noticed as we came nearer land that the heat grew intenser and speculated much as to what the temperature might be in those? glistening white tents which shone from the shore with never a shade near them.
A cry brought our attention into the sea, a man in unloading supplies had slipped in and the sharks were swarming thick around him and got a bite at his legging. With the aid of a rope he soon climbed up more frightened and wet than hurt, but none too soon for the sharks had made off with his outer jacket.
To our great joy, in the course of a few hours an officer came to inform us that we might be taken ashore.
"There! now, when she comes up Jump!" a wave at that washed the rowboat against the unclear and a leap of about eight (8) feet accomplished our descent. We were abreast? with the waves?. Our oarsmen were American soldiers bronzed under