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with fish, actually left a piece over for the following day, 

 a very unusual thing for them to do. We were forced to 

 dine in the dark, any attempt to use a light attracting 

 myriads of flies, which got into our eyes and dropped into 

 our food. A steady drizzle fell the whole night and we 

 had to use our oil-cloths. 



