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“...Here the crude
though picturesque earthenware “ guglets,” “ monkeys/
and “ conerees,” as they are called according to thei:
shape, are fashioned by skilful black artificers at thei:
very primitive potter’s sheds. At Bathsheba it is prettj
to see the flying-fish fleet return after its labours. Thi
little vessels, of about 16 feet in length, of which it i
composed, pick their way through the openings of tin
coral reef, and it seems remarkable that they are no
upset. Each boat is manned by the proverbial two mei
and a boy and each carries three nets. The owner get
a third of the proceeds of the day’s catch and the rest i...”
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