Page 111 of 168 NARRATIVE OF A. GORDON PYM - The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 3

{*5} This day was rendered remarkable by our observing in the south several huge wreaths of the grayish vapour I have spoken of.

{*6} The marl was also black; indeed, we noticed no light colored substances of any kind upon the island.

{*7}For obvious reasons I cannot pretend to strict accuracy in these dates. They are given principally with a view to perspicity of naarrative, and as set down in my pencil memorandum..

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