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ters and awaits [[strikethrough]]Date[[/strikethrough]] the day he shall go "a-sailing across the sea." If that day does not arrive within something like 10 days, the soldier is required to pass thru "Mill" again. This is greatly dreaded because while the Mill is very efficient, [[strikethrough]]the[[/strikethrough]] passing thru it is bound to have an extremely tiring and debilitating effect at least now in these hot months, upon those who are ground thru it. 

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