had access to tools on the islands, "he surely
             would have found a way, in the name of science and progress, to clog the
             spring, or to cause it to vomit the entire contents of the crater in only a
             week or two" (271). Clearly, the Captain was incompetent, but it is one in
             that demonstrates that some dark clouds do have a silver lining. Reaching
             any other destination would have certainly placed those aboard the Bahia de
             The adaptability of the Kanka-bono girls was necessary for their
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