Paddling under Palmettos — page 276: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 267 step their masts and sail along it, the breeze being favorable. Every hour they expected to see the wide passage open into the lake, but evening came without such a thing occurring, and they had to camp with uncer- tainty still ahead. Eomichbooks (E(0)