Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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.C.C. To The liTTle Spanish Town oT Algeciras. lT was in Algeciras, and on The Tour To Seville, ThaT we really goT The Teel oT Spanish lil3erTy wiTh iTs cheap, good beer, The lovely darlc' eyed senoriTas, The liTTle burros wiTh Their loads They were losT under, and The beauTiTul churches wiTh Their graceTul Towers-all oT which made us loolc Torward To our reTurn To a Spanish porT laTer in The summer. Main sTreeT-Gibral+ar Rising maiesTically from The sea, a symbol of permanence . . . among The many beauTiTul Towers of Seville W ,Q ' . .53 im 9 81

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