Paddling under Palmettos — page 289: what you’re looking at

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~ 280. Paddling Under Palmettos. like a bee passing from one flower to the next, sup- ping the sweets. Gradually there came confusion, and Archie had fallen asleep. He awoke at midnight and, as usual, took an ob- servation. The sky was clear and the wind balmy from the south. GOMmMic JOO <S\5(E(0) m