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This morning an extremely funny but at same time serious affair happened, the fish given to the men in a great number of cases was bad & after they ate their bread & jam & tea they piled the bad fish on to big dishes & formed up into a procession headed by a fellow playing the Dead March on a cornet, they marched round the ship & then opposite the saloon.  While we were having our breakfast they sounded the Officers call & dumped the fish overboard amidst groans – fortunately some two or three wags amongst them started up a comic touching on the matter & all broke into song &

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