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chapbook series 1.1 june 2015 a light shed DEREK BEAULIEU a light shed MICHAEL FARRELL roughly proofed LUKE PATTERSON over the suns disc GEORGIA GOODNOW turn your to-do lists inside out when you wash them

LUKE PATTERSON over the suns disc a collection of misquotations

For Dharawal, where this poem was first told.

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7 FIRST MYTH

8 TRANSIT OF VENUS

9 BETWEEN THIS AND BOTANY BAY

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11 TERRA INCOGNITO

12 I EMBARQUED

13 BOON I

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15 GIN

16 MISNOMER

17 TWO FATHOMS

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20 RECONCILIATIONS

21 ACTUAL MEASUREMENT

22 BOON II

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I shall conclude the account

of this Country with a few words

on the Currents and Tides:

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April 29th, 1770. Wind southerly and clear weather

as we approached the Shore they all made off,

except 2 Men, who seemd resolved to oppose our

landing one of them took up a stone and threw, at

us, which caused my firing a Second Musquet, load

with small Shott; and altho some of the Shott

struck the man advanced into the Woods we

found here a few small hutts made of the Bark of

Trees, in one of which were 4 or 5 Small Children,

with whom we left some strings of beads, etc? A

quantity of Darts lay about the Hutts; these we took

away with us.

artifactual

Endeavourous

into the mouth of a Dream does not

that first myth as

Impressions of

cloudcloth against coast

the white pill placebo sailing Modernity,

swallow

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and reddish clay

Chart by Name

in our favour

flows at full Change astronomers were

anxious to take

the sun, Southward

to observe

the Transit of Venus

but looked

upon it

as an invented

story to cover

some other design

for He could form

no other Idea

of that Phenomenon

in our favour

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an opportunity to View

the Country, which had

a very, agreeable and

promising aspect,

diversified with hills,

ridges, plains, and

Valleys, some few small

lawns; but for the most

part the whole was

covered with wood, the

hills and ridges rise with

a gentle slops; neither

are there many

an opportunity to View

the Country, which had

a very, agreeable and

promising aspect,

diversified with hills,

ridges, plains, and

Valleys, some few small

lawns; but for the most

part the whole was

covered with wood, the

hills and ridges rise with

a gentle slops; neither

are there many

an opportunity to View

the Country, which had

a very, agreeable and

promising aspect,

diversified with hills,

ridges, plains, and

Valleys, some few small

lawns; but for the most

part the whole was

covered with wood, the

hills and ridges rise with

a gentle slops; neither

are there many

an opportunity to View

the Country, which had

a very, agreeable and

promising aspect,

diversified with hills,

ridges, plains, and

Valleys, some few small

lawns; but for the most

part the whole was

covered with wood, the

hills and ridges rise with

a gentle slops; neither

are there many

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There are also Islands Laying under the Land. The shore of the main lies nearest

The face of the Country rowling Obliquely.

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Dr. Solander had a bare sight of a small Animal something like a Rabbit, and we found the Dung of an animal which must feed upon Grass, and which, we judge, could not be less than a Deer; we also saw the Track of a Dog, or some such like Animal

Dr. Solander had a bare sight of a small Animal something like a Rabbit, and we found the Dung of an animal which must feed upon Grass, and which, we judge, could not be less than a Deer; we also saw the Track of a Dog, or some such like Animal

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in the Boats in order

to row up the Lagoon,

we saw a great

deal of smoke,

fire

in a very

small compass

Cockle Shells laying

by them but the

people were gone

they had in the Night

naked as they are

slept in open air.

During our stay

in this harbor

we caused the English

Colours

to be displayd ashore;

everyday and an inscription

to be carved out

upon one of the Trees

near

the Watering place

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I went in the pinnace to the head in order to Examine the Country, and to try to form some Connections. We found the face of the Country much the same as I have before described, but the land much richer for instead of Sand I found in many places a deep black soil, which we thought was Capable of producing any kind of grain; and Timber, as fine Meadow as ever was seen; however, we found it not all like this, some few places were very rocky, but this, I believe, to be uncommon. The stone is sandy, proper for building, etc.

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People will hardly admit of an excuse for a Man leaving a Coast unexplored he has once discovered.

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We could very clearly see with our Glasses that

the Woman was as naked as ever she was born;

even those parts which I always before now

believe Nature would have taught a woman to

Concealed then uncovered

Ditto, the place being all under water,

out to Sea to sound again about the Shoals

we might not loose the least opportunity to

Offer; for laying in Port spends time to

no purpose, consumes our Provisions, of which

we are very Short in many Articles, and we have

yet a long Passage

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I went in search of Fresh Water,

but had no better success than before;

wherefore I gave over all thoughts, laying

Ship a Shore.

This inlet,

I have named Thirsty Sound,

by reason we could find no

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North-North-West 43 minutes south

Yesterday at noon, 6 leagues 8 degrees

Azimuth in three of four miles

Evening upward four hundred

one single one weighd 140 pounds Exclusive

of the entrails In the P.M

Saturday 5th 6 people 20 yards

3 darts 12 feet

two canoes

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half appeared distance

1 mile Light airs latitude 5 oclock

topsails reefd East-East towards West 3 Water

spouts at once between us and the shore shortened sails trending off the coast night

south 30 degrees

several pretty mountains 4 hauls 4

prongs alone

little before departing in the A.M

sun rise

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For what reason I know not have thought proper to tack to this land, we deepen'd our water. At this time I had every body at their stations to put about and come to anchor. The Man at the lead could heave another out upon the Starboard quarter, and hove upon guns Iron and stone ballast, Casks, Hoops staves oyle Jars, decay'd stores, the Ship Struck and stuck fast, the tide fell the ship, the ship is washed off and part of it carried along with the water.

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They again visited the Sound.

There were 6 Canoes,

variable light airs, and calms, in the night, the 6

small fires had a light breeze from the land,

muscles roasting on the fires, some oysters

laying there; We tasted of their Cheer

and we left them in return

Being on board, I went immediately ashore,

I followd alone and unarmd some distance,

they would not stop until they went further off than

I chose to trust myself, and disappeared

armed in the same manner

as those that came yesterday.

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Saw the Island, by variations

of the compass. Noon Anchored

at the Buoy,

Log and Observed.

Found our Selves

in Squalls, squealing

that Breeze

perpendicular to Actual Measure-

ment I kept some time Longer.

This morning Sun and Moon

served Portable soup

with thunder.

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The Natives are no less plenty about the head. We saw their faces and bodies painted with a sort of white paint Pigment. Seeing no stored provisions, we believe they depend upon the present day for their subsistence. The Natives are no less plenty about the head. However, we could know but very little of their customs as we never were painted with a sort of white paint Pigment or able to form any connections with them. They had not so much as touch'd the stores we left. The Natives are no less plenty about the head. The strings of beeds we had left with the children were found laying in the hut painted with a sort of white paint Pigment. We saw foot steps of Men, holes dug in the sand. I did not wait to examine them. The Natives are no less plenty about the head painted with a sort of white paint Pigment.

THAT BREEZE

PERPENDICULAR TO ACTUAL

MEASURE-

MENT I KEPT SOME TIME

LONGER.

THIS MORNING SUN AND MOON

SERVED PORTABLE SOUP

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I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had been

before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.

James cook

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