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The breadth of the river here is six or seven miles a confused patch of white on the high land opposite was all we saw of the village, the separate houses being undistinguishable on account of the distance. The coast along which we sailed today is a continuation of the low and flooded land of Paquiatuba.
After this, I resolved not to move a step beyond Paquiatuba without an additional man, and one who understood the navigation of the river at this season. We reached the landing-place at ten o'clock, and anchored within the mouth of the creek.
At Paquiatuba and this place, I added about twenty species of small fishes to my collection caught by hook and line, or with the hand in shallow pools under the shade of the forest. My men slept ashore, and upon the coming aboard in the morning, Pinto was drunk and insolent.
Besides, we had used up our last stick of firewood to boil our coffee at sunrise, and could not get a fresh supply at this place. So there being a dead calm on the river in the morning, I gave orders at ten o'clock to move out of the harbour, and try with the oars to reach Paquiatuba, which was only five miles distant.
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