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a year in the desert without seeing a single tree it was like Heaven to come upon the Diala cultivation. And didn't the date crop suffer when it came.

Although in the words of the poet, I don't know which one, "You never can tell," it looks as if we have said good-bye to the deserts of Mesopot for a long, long time. The people of Persia & Kurdistan aren't very different to the Arabs, but the country is a lot different to the Arab country especially in the health line. Besides, it is a new strange land, & I think all Australians welcome anything that is likely to prove exciting. The latest rumour has kindled a hope that we may

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