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mi_n li_f after mi_ne fore`genges i`the_ode

Sater`daj, 4 Jan 2020

In Ne_we Su_th-Wales, nu_ for`bernth the su_th`erne sea`rime, fram Nowra to_ the marce of Victoria, fyrlen twa_ hundred and twen`tij mi_les. Mi_n wi_f and ic curen snoterli_ce u_re ha_lij`daj-stede at Tuncurry on the north`erne sea`rime.

Thoh`hwethere, drifen u_re fre_ondes Reinoud and Mere`grot su_th`ward to_ Mallacoota, on the east`erne sea`rime of Victoria. Hi_ curen un`snoterli_ce. A_n micel wa_ld-fy_r sna_th alle wajn-wejes to_ the ly_tele tu_ne.

On the folgende daje, nealeacte the fy_r and flugen the cester`wares to_ the strande. Manije hu_ses wearen for`do_n. After twejen dajes, co_m a_n here-scip, that folk to_ a`hredden.

Sater`daj, 11 Jan 2020

U_re fre_ondes Reinoud and Mere`grot at`hwurfen i`su_nde fram the wa_ld-fy_r at Mallacoota. We_ me_tten heom at Chihuahua - a_n ly_tel Mexikisc reord-hu_s ne_h heore ha_me. Hi_ ta_lden u_s that the si_th bi_ here-scipe fram Mallacoota to_ West`erne Hafen ne_h Mylen`burn, lastede thri`tij stu_ndes.

HMAS Choules cu_the micel hrathre li_then, ak be`bead the here`toge the sla_we fare, sea-se_oknesse mid the thu_send a`hredde men to_ for`standen. Man maj the ilke fyrlen - fi_f hundred and seofen`te_ne km, in sex and half stu_ndes dri_fen.

Swa_ manije on borde, hadde Reinoud and Mere`grot heore hu_nd mid heom. E_k brohten Mere`grotes steop-mo_der and steop-bro_ther heore hu_ndes. Alle fower of the kynne sle_pen on strecceres nether on the wajn-flo_r mid the hu_ndes.

Ti_wes`daj, 28 Jul 2020

Wyrcen at ha_me under the beah-cwild is arfeth. A_n thing is u_re cat. He_ wille on mi_n barme sitten. Hwear do_ ic mi_n barm-ri_mer`e*? And he_ is swear. He_ eteth his a_gen`e mete swi_the snelle. Him li_keth e_k u_re hla_f. Jif we_ for`jeten hit to_ helen, eteth he_ e_k that.

*e_k - barmlice cirkel`wyrde