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           Longstraightbrancheswerecut,theleavesstrippedoff;itwasshaped,strongerinthemiddle,moreslenderattheextremities,andnothingremainedtobedonebuttofindaplantfittomakethebow-string.Thiswasthe"hibiscusheterophyllus,"whichfurnishesfibersofsuchremarkabletenacitythattheyhavebeencomparedtothetendonsofanimals.Pencroftthusobtainedbowsoftolerablestrength,forwhichheonlywantedarrows.Thesewereeasilymadewithstraightstiffbranches,withoutknots,butthepointswithwhichtheymustbearmed,thatistosay,asubstancetoserveinlieuofiron,couldnotbemetwithsoeasily.ButPencroftsaid,thathavingdonehispartofthework,chancewoulddotherest.

           Thesettlersarrivedonthegroundwhichhadbeendiscoveredthedaybefore.Beingcomposedofthesortofclaywhichisusedformakingbricksandtiles,itwasveryusefulfortheworkinquestion.Therewasnogreatdifficultyinit.Itwasenoughtoscourtheclaywithsand,thentomoldthebricksandbakethembytheheatofawoodfire.

           Generallybricksareformedinmolds,buttheengineercontentedhimselfwithmakingthembyhand.Allthatdayandthedayfollowingwereemployedinthiswork.Theclay,soakedinwater,wasmixedbythefeetandhandsofthemanipulators,andthendividedintopiecesofequalsize.

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