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for the same. 

The order for the destroyal of that certain [[?]] balloon still stands We are to keep it down. 
There is a tensity in the air. It grows more marked and poignant daily. Surely something will break before the next ten days or so are gone.

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Low [[?]] clouds are interfering with the work. It is easy to get lost and Major Johnson ^[[(Catn Lt. Col Johnson Commanding the group)]] admits uneasiness over the new pilots not getting enough experience. Yesterday [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]  ^[[Jacques]] [[Swoob?]] got separated, was [[?]] archied in the region of Metz, and flew blindly South almost to Switzerland and finally [[strikethrough]] landing [[/strikethrough]] ^[[crashing]] [[?]] of Epinal, after a harrowing experience in which he downed 3 Bosche.
On my patrol I came out of a hole in the clouds directly over Mont [[?]] with its pitted slopes. The mist was so thick and holes so [[?]] that flying under such