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etc. They try to strike the market early in the morning. Dump the fish on a table and start crying auctioning it off, saw some red snappers, bass and some small shark auctioned off for about 2 cent a piece. Auctioning done in reales = (25 centimes?) Palmittos from small palm trees sold for about 1 real (25 centinos?)
Wines I have tasted here is voldoperias (in Gibraltar) good [[strikethrough]] decide [[/strikethrough]] and cheap.
Muscatel, Malago, Xeres. 
Went walking along the shore. Saw some poor devil [[strikethrough]] bring in [[/strikethrough]] carry in 2 baskets of smelts. A soldier or guard weighed them carefully and he had to pay a [[?]] before entering town. Whole [[striekthrough]] pla [[/strikethrough]] water shore guarded by customs guards in soldier uniforms, carrying rifles
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many soldiers, and many loitering young officers in opulent uniform doing nothing, staring in the air vacantly. People of the country [[strikethrough]] af [[/strikethrough]] wear large brimmed hats with truncated crown. [[drawing of hat]] and a small overcoat reaching to the hips, with Brandeburgs and lined with imitation Persian lamb. Officers strutting about but no insolence as in Germany. - Seem to be good enough fellows.
[[underline]] Bland Line [[/underline]] charges 100 Pesetas from Gibraltar to Casablanca first class.
Stage coaches are still existent but are rapidly being displaced by motor coaches. Interesting part of town where men & women of the country arrive on horseback and go to a fonda or parador

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