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and [[red underline]] put on their dry [[/red underline]] clothes on their boat then they come aboard [[red !! in left margin]] serve them hot chocolate and hot pork and beans - Never saw a more appreciative set of men. [[/red underline]] Then squared accounts with them they anchored me in a safe place. Weather calm now, beautiful moon shine! 
[[red !! in left margin]] [[red underline]] I have accumulated much respect for these three brave lads who honorably and cheerfully went through [[overwritten]] seven [[/overwritten]] six days of hard difficult and painful work and never for a moment lost their temper nor their determination to get thru this work. [[/red underline]] 
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[[red underline]] Never expect to meet better men [[/red underline]] than these three [[red underline]] unpretentious lads, [[/red underline]] keen intelligent and reliable. After they left us. and [[red underline]] Cygnet was again well [[/red underline]] afloat and at anchor, [[red underline]] beautiful moon, [[/red underline]] and calm weather I had time again [[red underline]] to think to the great step my boy had taken. Perhaps it is just as well I am not around. [[/red underline]] I rather like his idea of making it a simple wedding. [[red underline]] I shall stand by him and I believe he selected a good girl. I wish them all happiness and shall [[/red underline]] try to help them whenever it is for their good. I just wrote a long telegram for them to Celine which