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Conger Reynolds correspondence, May-December 1916

1916-08-16 Conger Reynolds to Mr. & Mrs. John Reynolds Page 21

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all the primitive instinct to fight and to kill is pretty strong, it's right under the surface of the thing we call civilization." Well, enough of this tale of horror. You may not particularly relish it. I hope it has not been too unpleasant for you. The fact is I have written about it while what I've heard was fresh in my memory so I could have some notes on it. Among the diversions of today for some of us was a trip down into the engine room. We went far down below the water line and watched the mammoth wheels and bars thundering away at turning two propeller shafts 2-1/2 feet in diameter and at least a hundred feet long. I had
 
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