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being built. Whether an attack is expected on us, or we are to make the advance is all a mistery. I thought we had hot weather when we were in the City, but it was not a [illegible] to what it is here, then the ground is full of Ants which almost devour us. Since I have been writing have witnessed a surgical operation which has completely mesmerised me. One of our boys in fishing got the hook in the back of his hand, instead of the fishes mouth. The hook was in deep, and took considerable cutting to get it out. The 97th didnt leave the City without some tears being shed, and especialy by