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of the particular camel that we struck last night – he hummed very considerably. He also jigged about so much that my pipe was knocked out of my mouth – it was the last pipe that you sent me from the Civil Service so I had to pull up & make a search for it in the sand. I am smoking it now but it is a wee bit gritty. I have not yet broached the tin of tobacco that I sealed up on leaving Sydney – I managed to get a few pounds of decent ply tobacco on the Kyarra & have been using it. I fear I would incur your dire displeasure if you would see the number of cigarettes I smoke in the day – about six I should say – but when you are in Egypt you must do as the Egyptians do. I hope you received the small parcel of knick knacks that I sent you.I must now end up as it is getting near lights out & it is "Death" if the O.I/c. Camp has lights at the lights out.With very best love to allYr own old manWill
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