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On the horizon lay the im m obile c loud whic h c apped the inc redible waters pouts known as the P illars of Hawaii. Captain B lake lowered his binoc ulars . "T here they s tand, gentlem en." In addition to the naval pers onnel of the watc h, the bridge of the hydrographic s urvey s hip U. S . S . M ahan held two c ivilians ; the c aptain's words were addres s ed to them . T he elder and s m aller of the pair peered intently through a s pyglas s he had borrowed from the quarterm as ter. "I c an't m ake them out," he c om plained. "Here--try m y glas s es , doc tor," B lake s ugges ted, pas s ing over his binoc ulars . He turned to the offic er of the dec k and added, "Have the forward range finder m anned, if you pleas e, Mr. Mott." Lieutenant Mott c aught the eye of the bos 'n's m ate of the watc h, lis tening from a dis c reet dis tanc e, and jerked a thum b upward. T he petty offic er s tepped to the m ic rophone, piped a s hrill s tand-by, and the m etallic voic e of the loud-s peaker filled the s hip, drowning out the next words of the c aptain: "Raaaaange one! Maaaaaaaan and c as t loos e! " "I as ked," the c aptain repeated, "if that was any better." "I think I s ee them ,"
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