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March 19. approaching shores of slightly rolling land Brisk fresh breeze makes the air pleasant. Trees and parkways, [[overwritten]] Ev [[/overwritten]] and some new buildings. 
Then a slight hill on which name [[red underline]] Montevideo [[/red underline]] is based, with the [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] Fortaleza (Fort) on it. Harbor is very good, a set of breakwater. [[red underline]] Clean well kept quays. Everything orderly and ship shape, better than with us. A sturdy impression [[/red underline]] everywhere 
Notice some negroes and mulattoes, many or most of the [[red underline]] police are mulattoes [[/red underline]] or negroes. [[strikethrough]] The [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Colored [[/red underline]] people here are the
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[[red underline]] exception. Soldiers [[/red underline]] as in the other countries are [[red underline]] well dressed [[/red underline]] expensively dressed and look [[red underline]] spick & span. [[/red underline]]. Houses and building remind more a clean continental [[red underline]] European [[/red underline]] city than ever before. [[red underline]] Montevideo makes a better impression than B.A. People sturdier stronger. Prices [[/red underline]] of things here are [[red underline]] lower than in the Argentine [[/red underline]] Republic. Public buildings, streets and theatres well kept 
Took taxi-automobile to see environs. Streets [[red underline]] at first seem somewhat similar to Brussels [[/red underline]] but flatter and better paved and better side walk. [[red underline]] Buildings are more modern [[/red underline]] and very substantial. [[red underline]] Style moderne [[/red underline]] is rather in vogue as in all