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Sleep Story 231 – The Mystery of Easter Island

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The Adventures of Charles C. Jeffrey

The Admirality was good enough to place at our disposal, a lieutenant on full pay for navigation, survey and tidal observation. After much trouble, we ultimately selected two colleagues from the older universities. The arrangement with one of these, an anthropologist, was unfortunately a failure, and ended up at the Cape Verde Islands. With regard to the important matter of the crew, it was felt that neither merchant, seaman, or yacht hands, would be suitable,. A number of men were chosen from the low-staffed fishing fleet. Subsequent delays, however, proved deleterious. The only one who ultimately sailed with us was a boy, Charles C. Jeffrey, who was throughout

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