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	little on our society that it is as though there were only three of us. And if you've ever shared one of these tents with five or six		little on our society that it is as though there were only three of us. And if you've ever shared one of these tents with five or six
	other room mates you would appreciate the keen luxury of only three in a tent. All in all the company is sedate and satisfactory though hardly instructive.		other room mates you would appreciate the keen luxury of only three in a tent. All in all the company is sedate and satisfactory though hardly instructive.
	Of course, as 7 said, this is only a stopping off place --~~andthe~~
	stop is ~~almosto v e r~~ . the motors are being tuned up again and the wheels of movement will soon be making their ~~fi r s t~~ grinding: frictions against the earth's crust. The destination is again across a watery expanse		Of course, as I said, this is only a stopping off place --and the stop is almost over. the motors are being tuned up again and the wheels of movement will soon be making their first grinding frictions against the earth's crust. The destination is again across a watery expanse
	so there will be a period of no mail - - but a much shorter period this		so there will be a period of no mail -- but a much shorter period this time.
	time.
	more again in a day or		more again in a day or so.
	Say, I almost forgot. If you re
	a real nut to crack. Tropical rains		Say, I almost forgot. If you re keen on sending me things -- I'll give you a real nut to crack. Tropical rains are a bountiful thing -- and a
	~~sending me things - I' 11 give~~ bountiful thing -- and a		pair of galoshes would be very handy. I wanted to get a pair before leaving but for once I let myself be talked out of i t. Everyone advised against it -- and I can't get them here. If you can't buy them in the shops (galoshes, rubber overshoes or anything along that line -- not just plain rubbers of course) perhaps Rhoda gets near enough to the Fort these days to inveigle one of here friends to buy a pair of Arctics (that's what they call them) from the quartermaster. Shoe size is 6 1/2.
	pair of galoshes would be very handy.
	wanted to get a pair before leaving but for once I let ~~myselfbetalkedout~~ of i t . Everyone advised against it - and I can t ~~getthem~~ here. If you can't buy them in the shops (galoshes, rubber overshoes or anything along that line -- not just plain rubbers of course) perhaps Rhoda gets near enough to the Fort these days to inveigle one of here friends to buy ~~apair~~ of Arctics (that's what they call them)from ~~thequartermaster~~. Shoe size is 6 1/2.		Love<br />
			Mervyn

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Created page with "destination. One is our chaplain. After much thought on the matter and in the final analysis, the best way to describe him would be to say that 'he's a nice guy'. A Lutheran some forty odd years --- he's a very even tempered fellow -- of impeccable ministerial behavior and remarkably tolerant of every one else's conduct. His religion is one wholly of faith and not of philosophy, and he is willing to accept anybody elses convictions as as being as worthy as his -- that is..."

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destination. One is our chaplain. After much thought on the matter and in the final analysis, the best way to describe him would be to say that 'he's a nice guy'. A Lutheran some forty odd years --- he's a very even tempered fellow -- of impeccable ministerial behavior and remarkably tolerant of every one else's conduct. His religion is one wholly of faith and not of philosophy, and he is willing to accept anybody elses convictions as as being as worthy as his -- that is for the anybody else. He's pleasant, quiet, enjoyably talkative -- and we kid the life out of him. The other is one of the boys from the hospital at gruber, a young married man who was just beginning his career in pediatrics before being called in. He doesn't exactly scintillate -- but he is undoubtedly the brightest boy in the group -- A good doctor,
a rather honest character, he possesses wholesome, if somewhat rudimentary, cultural interests so I have someone at least to share some of my thoughts now and then. The fourth is a dentist - an unusually silent, neat. uncontributive and unobtrusive fellow who impinges so
little on our society that it is as though there were only three of us. And if you've ever shared one of these tents with five or six
other room mates you would appreciate the keen luxury of only three in a tent. All in all the company is sedate and satisfactory though hardly instructive.
Of course, as 7 said, this is only a stopping off place --andthe
stop is almosto v e r . the motors are being tuned up again and the wheels of movement will soon be making their fi r s t grinding: frictions against the earth's crust. The destination is again across a watery expanse
so there will be a period of no mail - - but a much shorter period this
time.
more again in a day or
Say, I almost forgot. If you re
a real nut to crack. Tropical rains
sending me things - I' 11 give bountiful thing -- and a
pair of galoshes would be very handy.
wanted to get a pair before leaving but for once I let myselfbetalkedout of i t . Everyone advised against it - and I can t getthem here. If you can't buy them in the shops (galoshes, rubber overshoes or anything along that line -- not just plain rubbers of course) perhaps Rhoda gets near enough to the Fort these days to inveigle one of here friends to buy apair of Arctics (that's what they call them)from thequartermaster. Shoe size is 6 1/2.

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