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Wednesday 8/12/15Arose very early, all excitement on board. Soon got through early morning sick parade. Dropped anchor some distance out from Suez, reason unknown; while here Orsova, which left with troops a day later than we did, passed us bound for Suez. We proceeded on our journey shortly after & anchored alongside the Orsova at 10 AM. Very fine sight; a great number of troopships & other vessels at anchor in harbour, also a few cruisers Mainland very peculiar in appearance &: all brown sandstone, no vegetation whatever, everything you look at on the shore where it is at all
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