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LETTER #68 NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA SOCIETA RIUNITE FLORIO-RUBATTINO [[image]] DAL BORDO DEL PIROSCAFO "LIGURIA" li 27th April, 1903 Dear Colonel Hecker; This is a glorious spring morning and our obliging captain is maneuvering his ship in an interesting bay running inland into the island of Sardenigia [[Sardinia]]. He says he is doing all of this for two reasons: First, to assure his passengers. Second, to delay his arrival at Naples until seven o'clock tomorrow morning, so as to afford his passengers a fine morning view of the sail up the bay of Naples. The first officer however, tells us the captain is testing a new compass. Whatever the cause the experience is pleasant and an opportunity is afforded to write 97