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Page 78 text:
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Enter The Realm True to Navy tradition, on 2 October 1976, Davy Jones, the Royal Scribe of Neptunus Rex, made his timely appearance aboard the United States Ship BARBEY. From the time we left Subic Bay, the ship ' s Shell backs had assembled in well guarded meetings deciding the fate of the unworthy landlubbers as they ap- proached the domain of King Neptune. As we neared the equator, a bullnose watch comprised of slimy officer poUywogs was posted to ensure that the ship would be notified as we entered the realm of the deep. On the 2nd day of October 1976, the ship crossed the equator at longitude 149 degrees East and invited the wrath of the fair but vengeful Neptunus Rex. At first light, the pollywogs were rousted out of their racks and forced to crawl on hands and knees to the forecastle to pay homage to the king by calling out, Wog! Wog! Wog! With this, the festivities had begun. The landlubbers had incurred the punishment deemed necessary by the trusty Shellbacks. Throughout the ceremony, the pollywogs were prodded along by loyal xasoKmaamsmBaiusasBaM
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Of Neptunis Rex subjects bearing ' WOG-WHOMPERS ' as they suffered through the various tribulations necessary to prove their worth and earn the respect of the mighty Icing. Having concluded the majority of the initiation, the worthless ' wogs waited for an audience in the court of Neptunus Rex. The initiates quivered with fear as Davy Jones an- nounced the serious charges to the royal personage, charges ranging from entering the royal domain without permission and conspiring to shame the trusty Shellbacks to attacking a trusty Shellback with FARC ' s (Fast At- tack Rain Clouds). Here the wrath of King Neptune was fully realized as the offences of some pollywogs were so serious that it was necessary for them to pass the initia- tion several times to purge themselves. Then, as the last pollywog completed the initiation and was declared at last to be a worthy Shellback, it was an obviously better ship that sailed on southward. The initiation ceremonies were concluded with the king ' s command, backed with the resounding concurrence of all hands, of Let the celebration commence!!
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