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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:
Silently corrected obvious typographical errors.
Resolved the following inconsistent spelling and hyphenation usage
within text:
• Pg 43 ferry boat changed to ferry-boat
• Pg 140 sand-stone changed to sandstone
• Pg 171 Fresh-water changed to Freshwater
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