Forest of Andor/Tech Diary/Second study

Second study of Janet the Enlightened's journal

To anyone that follows, I make a note of words that are difficult to understand with {parenthesis}
The deadly parasitic {mushroom} seems to have caused the deaths of many {Johns} in the early stages of settlement.
Settlement moved South of the river where the {mushrooms} were less prevalent
Trips to the Oughough became less frequent due to the danger
{shouted conversation} to the Oughough with examination of the {mushroom} and its effects on animal life forms from another {vehicle}.
{shouted conversation} came from several other {vehicles}, each with different specialist {Daves} and some with {Johns} with no particular specialism as helpers
Piecing several fragments, along with our own knowledge the bonding of adults with familiars as a form of protection comes from this time.
{Creation; the making of} of Gathlain [unreadable] set to work on firebreak and Leshies for [unreadable] [note: Creation??? No ambiguity in word translation… The {Daves} made the Gathlain and the Leshies?]
Children [unreadable] - stay South to protect
Further advancement of technology, but a critical failure on the Oughough caused loss of {shouted conversation}, then {emergency stop} of {Hal}