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 like a pencil, they put that sharp end in the hole or dent of the flat soR piece, aad then rubbing or twirling the hard piece between the palm of their hands, they drill the oft piece till it amoke "Thee people speak somewhat thresh t] throat; but we could not undemand on that they said. We anchored, as I todd before, January the 5th, and ieeing men Walkin on shore, we presently ent a canoe to get aeqtmintanco with them; for we were in hop to get sonm provision among ,h,__  But the in. habitants, eeing our boat coming, nm away and hid themmlves. We iraarched affarwards three days in hopes to find their houses, but found none; yt we saw many places wheee they had mad fires. At last, be/ng out of belem to find their habitations, we sealybed no farther; but lei a great many toys ashore, in such places where we thought they .would come. In all our search we found no water, but old wells on the bays. "At last we went over to the islands, and there we found a great many of the natives; do believe there were forty on one island, men, women, and children. The men on our first stoning ashore, threatened us with their laues and swords; but they were frightened by ing

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