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several carriages. Its adoption would greatly diminish the time 
taken to lay. 
It would not seem a very difficult matter to get rid of the present 
tube and introduce a percussion lock and tube in its place, thereby 
minimizing the chance of miss-fires and broken lanyards which so 
constantly recur at present and which would be so demoralising on 
service. 
Don't let us overlook the scythe! 
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