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Transcriber's Notes
1. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
2. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.
3. Page-specific notes:
p. 76 restored full-stop in "Captain Sparhawk Tahiti was not far off."
p. 193 whiste -> whistle in "shrill whistle sounded"
p. 213 Jordan -> Judson in "Broom and young Judson turned"
p. 242 "membel" retained (for "remember") in dialect: "Me membel now"
p. 262 blared -> glared in "yellow eyes glared malevolently"
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