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as the head of the stairs leading to the
saloon and bawls at the top of his
voice, "water, water, come and get your
water" as of course we hasten to do
as we know if we do not get it then
we shall be obliged to go without all
day as none is allowed to be given out
during the day, although when we
run short we sometimes manage
to cribb or beg a little. Supplied with
our three quarts to each person we
use a very small portion of it to wash
ourselves and another very small portion
to make our tea which we enjoy with
a very minute piece of salt beef or pork
[technically?] termed by the passengers
"salt horse" a potato which generally
proves bad and a biscuit two or
three years old and musty at that.
After breakfast we adjourn if fine, to the
deck, where we lounge about, read or pass
the time as best we can. Mr. Coad and
myself generally make our way to the
fore part of the ship, where seated on

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