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guard at Kourion. I also took the man who will be (he was today, in fact) appointed by the government for mosquitos work. We had enough men, but he seemed to expect to be taken, and I thought it good politics.
So we were a small army, and covered a great deal of territory, not only pouring oil, but filling numerous wells, and digging ditches to concentrate the water in Chrysostomides swamp — much the worst place.
I have now appointed Prodromos to go daily to tend to the various areas. He will have plenty of work.
I went to Limassol to see the doctor, and tried to get some government cooperation. I was not very successful (they are scandalously short of funds), but he said that they will let us have as much oil as they can, and they did speed up the appointment of their man.
Of most interest to you will be the neces
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