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Now that the Japs are into the expanding game we spend more time at sea . . . last Friday I spent the afternoon with Jim Croxton and Stan. Lowe at——. I didn't have a chance to see Crox's photos of [unclear: some] of the local "bumps," which he says are amazingly steep. Overhanging cliffs are very common ... the life is not conducive to [unclear: swot,] but I manage a little chemistry when we get down to cooler latitudes. . . .—Leading Wireless Mechanic A. P. Oliver.