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The young chap in question was very well liked & put up a splendid fight against a man much heavier than himself. We used the well deck as a ring & had tarpaulins spread overhead to keep off the sun's rays.

Twas about this time that I learned the rudiments of photography. One of my mates used to do a good deal & taught me how to develop etc. For a dark room we used a bathroom with the ventilators blocked up & all cracks etc covered to exclude light & in addition we put a red cape over the electric light. We would be shut in for about an hour at a time & at the expiration of that time would be absolutely dropping with persperation owing to the stuffiness of the room. 

Flying fish were very plentiful going across the

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