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than in Iquique
What strikes me here is that [[red underline]] resident [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Englishmen and [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Britshers and Americans seem all enthusiastic about this barren place and seem to like it very much The same about Americans living in Peru or Bolivia The climate undoubdetly is very pleasant, [[/red underline]] hot in the sun but cool in the shade. [[strikethrough]] A [[/strikethrough]] I notice that [[strikethrough]] people [[/strikethrough]] fishing is rather neglected [[red underline]] Perhaps they can make more money in nitrate [[/red underline]] or [[strikethrough]] are on [[/strikethrough]] smelting or mining or trade Saw a [[red underline]] man peddling small sharks in town Many old fashioned sail ships [[/red underline]] three & four masts European origin, at anchor. Some loading saltpeter, other German
[[left margin in red]] Antofagasta - Chile [[/left margin]]
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ships which have remained interned since the war. [[red underline]] Two Scotchmen feel rather blue [[/red underline]] because the news has been brought aboard by some women [[red underline]] that the U.S has broken off relations with [[/red underline]] Britain I told them I would not believe it, and count it as any of the many [[red underline]] silly rumors [[/red underline]] which get afloat in foreign ports far away from home, specially when there are [[red underline]] German sympathizers [[/red underline]] around in the shape of Irishmen or [[red underline]] Sinn Feines. [[/red underline]]
Cannot imagine the U.S breaking off relations suddenly with Britain if it took [[strikethrough]] ba [[/strikethrough]] three years of patience and insults to break off relations with Germany.
Last night I saw the [[red underline]] Southern Cross [[/red underline]] to day I felt the [[red underline]] "chill" of the Southern Breeze. [[/red underline]]