i.
...we
start up hill
among the ferns, always
up hill, for the steeper it is
and the denser
the undergrowth
the better the kakapos [sic] like it.
It is like all the time
running
through a hedge.
ii.
..Our clothes are no use
for this climate,
only
a load
of wet
and misery, and the boots
and socks
are no better, and the oilskin
coat on
top
of the sweaty wool is a fit
finish
for a farce
in clothing. *
iii.
The steep terrain of the Dusky Sound that Henry collected in.
The steep terrain of the Dusky Sound
that Henry collected in
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* a letter from Richard Henry to the NZ government, quoted from Hill, S. & Hill, J. (1987) Richard Henry of Resolution Island (John McIndoe Press), pp. 194-9
