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having it pretty but now too as I see part of the heat in Sept through to winter. No we never stayed long at any of [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] the parts in New Hebrides or Guadal Canal though we came close to being let off at [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Guadal Canal. and of all the Islands we had to get off at this one the natives & Japs won't ever have ha! ha! We've had only one air raid since we've been here and every thing here is military so natives exceptions of native labor of whom seem very friendly and more of a childish mind and yet they very smat [[smart]] in some ways. They are hired by the British [[strikethrough]] natives [[/strikethrough]] Gov. for making ne[[?]] houses and thatching roofs. So far I haven't seen any thing [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] particular, as much out of ordinary exceptions of a sea shell called cats eye [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] of different colors which is very scarce and I haven't