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late hours, little sleep, all night poker games and what not are a natural [[cause?]] in these piping times of peace (?)

I'm not giving away secrets. I'm just telling myself for future chuckles that the aviators' present predicament isn't changed from war times. When the battles raged and death was next door on the early patrol what to do but imbibe enough to forget the morrow, and if it took the over concentrated mind off the subject of flying to meet the Bosche what harm to lose good francs in black jack or poker? And today in the harassing pastime of killing away the days the monotony has to be overcome in [[some?]] pressure valve. Not necessarily liquor [[hot?]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] "3 star" and egg nog and what not flourished. Hence the lang or hours!

Transcription Notes:
On the role of alcohol and fast-living in the aviator's lifestyle