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Show - In I ( going n-oing noing ) through these 29G rapids a ( map iuap ) is of - I no assistance at all , as ( he lie ) can see . The only thing a ( map inap ) ( might inight ) tell you , was - what the rapid is , the name of it or where it was located . He was ( look- look ) , ing at one of the maps and ( he 'he he ) ( couldn't couldnt ) see that would help him any in going through that canyon . When ( he lie ) ( comes conics ) to a rapid his procedure is : The first ( tiling thing ) is to stop before ( he lie ) gets too close , so he ( Call' Call ) stop ; ( in Mi ) the still part of the water above the rapid there is always a still space of water ; stop and go down and look the rapid over , see if there is a possible ( channel chaimel ) or way a ( man inau ) can navigate a boat through it without hitting a rock or striking waves so high that there is danger of putting you underneath , filling ( your yQur ) boat with water , ( or' or ) something like that . You know about what your load is ; you know about what your boat is carrying , and about what kind , of waves you can battle with . If there is ( any auy ) possible way you can see that it looks like it is safe enough for a man that is in ( there there' there ) alone , or two ( parties-that partiesthat ) he can ( get got ) through without losing his ( outfit-you outfityou ) would naturally get in your boat and go and pick down through where you had sized it up and looked it over and thought you could make it , as near as you could possibly . In running ( rapids rapidos ) , every rapid you ( run ruin ) , you run the rapid only after a personal examination . . ( ( B R ) . 1120-1121 . ) |