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you more from Egypt, perhaps. We see thousands of small flying fish every day now, the size of grass-hoppers I suppose it is the breeding season They can fly quite a long distance. We do not hear anything in connection with war. Have not heard a word since we left, but suppose everything is O.K. If not the Keystones will fix it when we get there. I have not added anything to your letter for a couple of days but since then we have crossed the line. We had some really good fun. The crew rigged up a bath and nearly everyone on the ship was shaved and dipped by Neptune. While all the chaps were crowded around looking on, some of the boys got buckets of water and drenched everyone of them. All the officers were ducked, and ducked thoroughly. A newspaper was issued published on board the other day but of course had no news in it. being the first issue it was sold by
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