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114 shoal; but keep edging her up, little by little, toward the point. You are well up on the bar, now; there is a

"SET HER BACK."

bar under every point, because the water that comes down around it forms an eddy and allows the sediment to sink. Do you see those fine lines on the face of the water that branch out like the ribs of a fan? Well, those are little reefs; you want to just miss the ends of them, but run them pretty close. Now look out—look out! Don't you crowd