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His reading is fluent. He tells me he devours every book that comes within his grasp. But he seems to have read mostly and over again the [[underlined in red]] Bible [[/underlined in red]] and seems to have [[underlined in red]] little information. [[/underlined in red]] about [[underlined in red]] things. [[/underlined in red]] He asked to [[underlined in red]] Albert [[/underlined in red]] whether [[underlined in red]] Coney Island [[/underlined in red]] was a [[underlined in red]] territory. [[/underlined in red]] etc. same for Cuba. and wants [[underlined in red]] Wilson [[/underlined in red]] that he should put in prison immediately some men he knows in Key West and who are disrespectful to the United States. He certainly is an [[underlined in red]] interesting study. [[/underlined in red]] This morning he asked me for a [[underlined in red]] comb. [[/underlined in red]] I had a new spare one which I gave him. after he returned it his hair seemed just as bushy and un-
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combed as before. He promised to Albert a portrait of himself [[underlined in red]] "with his coat on", [[/underlined in red]] and which he went to the expense [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] and trouble of being taken which he applied for first citizen ship papers.
Went ashore and walked thru [[underlined in red]] Key West's [[/underlined in red]] monotonous ill kept streets. Many U. S sailor's in white blouses walking around, also many aviation officers and naval officers. Mixture of Cuban population. Relatively few negroes. Went to telegraph office to wire to Celine. Met a [[underlined in red]] young sailor [[/underlined in red]] on the street and while asking for the road started conversation; [[underlined in red]] he like all of them is chafing under the delay of returning to