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beautiful Brisbane River until the Gulf of Aden is reached Britain decrees it inadvisable to detail an escort for our protection. This silently exemplifies the fact of Britain's control of the waves. The island of Perim near the entrance to the Gulf of Aden is strongly fortified and is conveniently situated to control the outer reaches of the Red Sea.
For miles land is visible here and there until at last an unbroken plain is seen on either side. The distance from land gradually diminishes until Suez is reached. The Red Sea has a traditionally bad name but on this occasion Neptune smiled most charmingly on us. No river on its most serene occasion could have been as smooth. Here and
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