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James Cook: The Other Journal

As told to Siimon Hughes

HM Bark Endeavour, May 3, 1770.

Water spouts rise up and approach the ship for the apparent purpose of investigation. With Monkhouse continuing to supply me with physic it brings on strange dreams so that I view the stealthy advance of the water spouts being put in mind of the unfortunate wife of Lot. Beset by such thoughts it becomes necessary to shake myself of the sticky webs of fantasy and turn my gaze to the land. Land.

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