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Germany some representing cut up German student heads, other German soldiers [[underlined in red]] Foreign business men [[/underlined in red]] seems either [[underlined in red]] British [[/underlined in red]] or [[underlined in red]] American [[/underlined in red]] altho' it is quite possible that there are a number of Spanish or French. 
There seems to be a [[underlined in red]] very strong feeling against Chili [[/underlined in red]] At restaurant ate a [[underlined in red]] new kind of oyster [[/underlined in red]] called "Senoritas" which has a pretty, grayish blue crinulated shell. A very good dish either raw or baked in the shell 
They also sell an undersized lobster or crawfish called [[underlined in red]] camarones [[/underlined in red]] about the size of a [[underlined in red]] large shrimp. [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] Everything look [[strikethrough]] The [[underlined in red]] wine [[/underlined in red]] of the country [[underlined in red]] is excellent [[/underlined in red]] and rather similar to that of Chile, and has a taste some-
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what similar between Burgundy and California. The [[underlined in red]] white wine [[/underlined in red]] tastes like [[underlined in red]] good Sauterne [[/underlined in red]] or best white Californian. 
Imported [[underlined in red]] champagne [[/underlined in red]] costs [[underlined in red]] ten to twelve soles [[/underlined in red]] per quart or about 5 Dollars in our Money They also sell some kind of [[underlined in red]] white distilled brandy made [[/underlined in red]] from fermented grapes and which is called [[underlined in red]] frisco. [[/underlined in red]] 
The grapes are excellent and fresh and resemble entirely California grapes rather big and hard of flesh. 
While I was eating came in a [[underlined in red]] sadly looking long jawed American [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] who look [[/strikethrough]] with a look like a missionary, whom I imagined was a tired strenuous business man and reminded me of the strenuous North. With the [[underlined in red]] same sad look on [[/underlined in red]] his face he selected his meal from the card [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]]