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Excerpt from A Landsman's Log
TO the average citizen, the life on board ship is, unfortunately, a closed book. Only when the fleet is in port has he the opportunity Of treading the deck Of a man-o'-war, and then his Visits result only in a confused impression Of guns, machinery, and cramped spaces. Of the ways Of the service he has seen nothing.
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