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Alone with God and the stars--Phosphorescent waves--Reefs and coral formation--Key West--Cocoa-trees--Chief of the Everglades--Dwellings--Inhabitants--Early settlers--Conchs--Their origin and occupation--Court of Admiralty--Wrecking--The International Telegraph Survey--Public schools--The sisters--Cigar-makers--Reading while working--Monkey-jugs and their use--Cochineal--Sponge and spongers--Fort Taylor and other fortifications--Curiosity-shop--Captain Dixon its Greek keeper.