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^[[128.]] <5> [[STAMPED]] [[image - Flag with scroll work "KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINE]] R.M.S [[short line]] [[date line]]190[[year line]] [[/STAMPED]] Asia Minor and I am enjoying it greatly. Our second stop day before yesterday, was at Alexandretta, a small but very ancient port, the one of famous caravan repute, so, I went ashore to look about. Being the only white passenger on board I started out alone, but of course once on the shore I was detailed a Turkish soldier - you cant go ten feet on land without a guard - and together we did the town. Passing the best looking house in the place and noticing over the ^[[161a]]