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18th   Been ashore for 1 hour march round the slums etc.   The Blacks pretend not to see us for fear of manhandling. The whites fade into the houses & peep through the windows as if we were the plague.   First impression correct. Leaving.

The one thing of beauty in that hole was the silver leaf tree.   But then we expect a silver lining on the worst cloud.    Left at 2.30 p.m. thank God.

24th   Seven days of sultry smooth sailing.   Crossed the line without a jar.   Guards against Submarines armed with rifles & ball am., 30 rds just posted - Ye Gods!   The heads on this Monte Carlo have a poor

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