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is what I receive from the ship, but if
I continue as I am at present it is
not likely that I shall require much to
eat, as the seasickness has pretty well
removed my appetite and the little I
have left is not much tempted by
the repast which is now spread before us
weekly. When our bread was given us
today we were seriously informed that
it was two years old and that it had
performed a journey to [[India]] and
back, and very likely had been reground
and remade into biscuits.

Friday July 24th
Fine weather but very cool upon deck
and still suffering from sea-sickness and
a very bad cold and not being able
to stand I have confined myself
to my bunk instead of lying about
the deck as we usually do when the
weather is fine.

Saturday July 25th
It has been a very fine day throughout
good breeze but in the wrong direction

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