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This is quite a disappointment and smashes my hopes to use them for impregnation of coils.  Worked in lab. until late
Sept 2. [[red underline]] Celine, [[/red underline]] Nina and Tessie Middlebrook and myself left early with train for [[red underlined]] Esopus[[/red underline]] Fine weather  Walked along track from Staatsburgh then hired boat from a fisherman and row to the Island.  Wonderfully picturesque location.  [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] is brown like an indian. Camp ideal location. All the boys. Morris and Bradley Middlebrook and Howard Simmons
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and [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] plucky lot, trousers and shoes worn out [[strikethrough]] few [[/strikethrough]] no cash left but full of life and fun. No mosquitoes on Island but lots of rats. Swimming eating canoeing and sleeping is about all what they do.  Supper prepared in the dark they all devouring every crumb of food like hungry wolves.  [[strikethrough]] Celi [[/strikethrough]] We all remained over night.  The boys went to sleep on the rocks. [[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Tessie [[/red underline]] in one tent Celine and I in the other.  Hard resting place.  Bright moon light and star lit sky
Sept 3 Sunday. The windy weather of yesterday has changed in very calm weather.  Very quiet and restful.  Early