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heat of the day, a breathless heat, that made the camels ly lie down and look even sorrier more sorry for themselves than usual. Myrids Miriads of flies seeing both my hands busily engaged settled down and enjoyed the an almost interrupted feast on the perspiration that literally saturated every stitch of my uniform including leggings & boots. Despite these difficulties and that curse of the Official Artist the sense of hurry caused by having to work to military schedule I accomplished my six in. by four inch masterpiece. If you would very much like to see it you must go to Australia where it now has housing, under an indiscriminating Government but although Australia is a young country there are other attractions & now that London is become overcrowded there is yet another reason for me to induce you to undertake the pilgrimage.
Raafa
The battle of Raafa as you must have read many times by now, brought the British troops to the promised land. The early Israalites you will remember dogded this direct route possibly on account of the fighting strength of the Philistines and wandered off