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Sept 12th Mr. Wilson and the chief engineer took me to the engine room to explain the machinery, interesting me very much, especially to see the red coals being shoveled up in the furnaces. It is wonderful how human beings can exist in so much heat.
Sept 14th There was a thick fog around us, which kept us 40 miles from port, and instead of landing at noon, it was 6.30 and then had to go on shore without any luggage too late for the customs to be gone