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[[vertical annotation in left margin in red]] Cadiz Spain [[/left margin]]

well introduced here  There is a decided [[red underline]] prevalence of American automobiles in Spain, [[/red underline]] also many other American goods in drug and toilet trade hardware etc  Saw more American goods here than in any of the other countries I have visited.
All the [[red underline]] fishermen [[/red underline]] here use [[red underline]] lateen sails [[/red underline]] some one some two.  They lower their yards when dowsing or furling or reefing by means of a [[strikethrough]] throat [[/strikethrough]] throat halyard on a stub mast, mostly raking forward.  They run quite close to the wind and most are double-ended boats  In the afternoon hired an open motor car to drive me to [[red underline]] Jerez. [[/red underline]] Cost 100 pesetas. [[strikethrough]] The Hudson seen [[/strikethrough]] A Hudson

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[[vertical annotation in left margin in red]] Jerez Spain [[/left margin]]

big touring car, seemingly entirely new.  Driver drove very fast altho' my continuous protests, often making 70 kilometers an hour.  Finally near [[red underline]] Jerez ran thru 2 closed railroad barrier chains [[/red underline]] which he snapped.  Road ran again thru [[red underline]] San Fernando then Salina [[/red underline]] - district.  Then [[red underline]] Puerta Royal [[/red underline]] quaint and white - Then [[red underline]] Puenta Santa Maria. [[/red underline]] The road climbs thru grazing fields alternated by extensive [[red underline]] vineyards.  Grapevines [[/red underline]] cut to about 2 feet above ground.  Stubs all about 3" to 4" thick. with small green branches and leaves sprouting out
We are [[red underline]] Jerez de la Frontera [[/red underline]] the famous town whence comes Sherry wine. Old quaint little town but