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[[bold red underline]] Deeds [[/bold red underline]] gave us an account of present Airplane service development in the U.S and more particularly the development of dirigibles of the [[red underline]] Zeppelin type [[/red underline]] and the planes [[red underline]] for the future [[/red underline]] and the systematic research work which has been going one during the last few years in the U.S. [[red underline]] Dr. Schiner [[/red underline]] a few days ago came to [[red underline]] Miami with Hunsacker to discuss further matters on this subject [[/red underline]]
All in all a most interesting afternoon. [[red underline]] Squier revealed himself as another man full of imagination and vividly describing, plans of the future and [[/red underline]] modern condition of applied Science. [[red underline]] Says he came from the part of the Maryland Academy of Sciences to obtain my consent to deliver a lecture [[/red underline]]
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next [[strikethrough]] fall [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Autumn [[/red underline]]
Have sent a long telegram to Sanford Brown giving my recommendations as to the revendication of [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] and how to counteract them.
[[underline]] March 28. [[/underline]] Nina [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] preparing to leave with Peter.
Engaged [[red underline]] George Sands [[/red underline]] a Bahama negro to attend to my boat = $3.00 a day which is more than the $12.65 he got from Commodore Munroe.
[[underline]] March 29 Sunday. [[/underline]] Nina and little Peter left for New York
[[underline]] March 30-1931 [[/underline]] - [[strikethrough]] March 31 [[/strikethrough]] 
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Squall! [[/left margin in red]]
[[underline]] March 31. [[/underline]] Went sailing in sloop with [[red underline]] Celine. Overtaken by a violent squall. [[/red underline]]  Sometimes windswept rain so dense could not see the shore and [[red underline]] had to sail blindly [[/red underline]] dodging the puff of wind. [[red underline]] Boat filling [[/red underline]] with rain. Lasted for about hone hour. Managed 

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revendication is a French word