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[[Left Margin written vertically]] Board X  Lodging 8 piastres a day (about 4.50 $) wine included. [[/Left Margin written vertically]]
March 26. I notice that [[underlined]] Cambodge alphabet [[/underlined]] is very simple. About [[underlined]] 38 [[/underlined]] letters much simpler than Chinese or Japanese; (28 letters?). The [[underlined]] French [[/underlined]] in [[underlined]] Indochina [[/underlined]] have introduced [[underlined]] the use of [[/underlined]] our alphabet for [[underlined]] Chinese or Annamite [[/underlined]] a great simplification. Outside of that party of four from Hanoi just arrived, there is but one boarder a [[underlined]] Siamese-mestiz [[/underlined]] who speaks fluent French and English. His name is [[underlined]] Mit [[/underlined]] and he is remarkably well read and [[ported ?]] on technical matters in America specially on automobiles. He is a quiet pleasant man about 28 who came to spend a vacation here [[underlined]] from Bangkok. [[/underlined]] Number of [[underlined]] Lizzards [[/underlined]] increases, one decidedly larger is called
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[[Left Margin written vertically]] x December best month [[/Left Margin written vertically]]
[[underlined]] Gecko [[/underlined]] on account of its repeated cry Ge-cko Ge-cko. Instead of the Chi-chas of the smaller variety.
They tell me the best time to be here is [[underlined]] end October [[/underlined]] until beginning of March x [[see left margin]], then starts hot dry season. Yesterday there was a strong rainstorm near by and to day weather is charming only 78°F at 6:00 AM. My guide, [[underlined]] Tap [[/underlined]], a little. smiling Cambodgean in [[underline]]Kaki [[/underline]], suit, white helmet and leather shoes comes about. He is excellent quiet, modest and speaks his French slowly but well. A [[underlined]] real delight as a guide. [[/underlined]] He is about 32 years old. and has [[underlined]] never left Cambodge. [[/underlined]] Speaks a few words of