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medical men are the busiest on board, and we [[strikethrough]]four [[/strikethrough]] aviators are the most bored of any of those bored on board. We sleep late, read much, wish much, sigh much, eat much (sometimes little) don't care much. Major Rand, with the aid of Lieut Jordan, conducts a French class that is very interesting each evening from 8:30 till 10:00. That helps a lot [[strikethrough]] too [[/strikethrough]] to pass the time, and is profitable for me as I want to make the most of that beautiful language.

For the rest of the passengers - cooped below are a hundred odd enlisted men of all diverse branches of the service; also 40 naval observers who went through the same S.A.G. ^[[(School of Aerial Gunnery)]] training [[strikethrough]] with us [[/strikethrough]] at Hicks, Texas. These men are not allowed on deck but we