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Peter’s desperate tale of a geese hunt and a fatal sea creature attack
Peter recounts to George and others how he crawled to shoot geese on a hillside, found Richard dragged by sea lions in a foaming waters, and watched helplessly as Richard vanished beneath the churned sea, unable to save him. The scene is filled with immediate, tense details of danger and loss.
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