Day 17
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"This morning I had a nice job, taring some parts of the braces and painting the wire penants. I had a pot of grey paint and a wad with which to put the paint on with. There is nothing I loathe more than putting my hands in tar or paint but of course it does not do to say so. As soon as I had finished I took some of the mate's precious oil and soon removed all traces of tar and paint. We have a nice breeze although we are braced up we are jogging along."