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Thursday 18 Sept.
temp. 30° a few storms glimpsed last night over Turkey did not, it seems, have any influence on the island. 16 men 17 women Michaël's infection opened during the night last and he is normally at his post. trench 21 offers the surprise of a skeleton having at its feet a Mameluke or Venetian pottery, which earns it the name Othello. at its side and 30 cms lower a second skeleton will also be cleared. the workmen have again gone back into the trenches of the SE area, and Aitken spends the day taking samples from the trench 3-4, samples which he intends to test in the laboratory at Oxford. At the end of the morning, an English journalist comes to interview him about his system. I can only point out to Aitken how much an article could destroy his false French identity here. a sherd-washer is permanently assigned to de Contensson.
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