Chikaskia (AO 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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lig.1z-:-- Hlzika kia Pawn A CHRISTMAS DRINK TWAS SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE- CHIK THE CREW WAS RELAXING ENJOYING THE FLICK THE HOSES WERE HUNG ON THE OUTRIGGERS WITH CARE IN HOPES THAT HANDBOOK AND HER GROUP WOULD APPEAR WITH ALL BOILERS AND GENERATORS BACK ON THE LINE THE BIG CHIK WAS READY AND RIDING REAL FINE WITH DECK CARGO BROKE OUT AND DECK STEAM ON THE LINE THE COOKS WERE PLANNING A MEAL SO DIVINE WHEN OVER PRI-TAC THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER ME. B. SPRANG FROM HIS PIT TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER WHEN ON THE HORIZON CAME A FLASHING RED LIGHT AND THE CALL OF SIGNALS COULD BE HEARD IN THE NIGHT OUR ONLY TWO SIGNALMEN WERE THERE IN A FLASH THEIR LITTLE COB PIPES FILLED UP WITH HASH AND WHAT TO THEIR BLOODSHOT EYES SHOULD APPEAR HANDBOOK , SKY ROCKET BEN HUR.',', AND PRIVATEER WHEN HERE CAME HANDBOOK STEADY AND TRUE LAUNCHING HER AIRCRAFT AND RECOVERING THEM TOO ON PRI TAC SHE SAID LET'S GET ON WITH THE, GAME SHE SCREAMD AND SHE HOLLERED AND CALLED THEM BY NAME COME BEN HUR , COME SAWBO NES GO ON ALONGSIDE NOW OAKBROOK AND HANO TAKE STATION ON THE GUIDE AND THEN TO L-5 HANDBOOK WENT PELL MELL TO COME ALONGSIDE LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL SHE READIED HERSELF AS BEN HUR BROKE AWAY AND COMMNECED HER APPROACH FOR HER SIX HOUR STAY THEN UPON US SHE CAME WITH A WALLOWING HASTE TO HOOK-UP WITH THE CHIK TWAS NO TIME TO WASTE EMERGECY SIX WAS PLACED OUT OF SIGHT AND SIX SHORT BLASTS WOULD NOT PIERCE THE NIGHT CAUSE ON THE BIG CHIK EVERYONE KNEW SHE HAD A GOOD HELMSMAN AND AN OUTSTANDING GREW AND WE HEARD HER EXCLAIM AS SHE STEAMED OUT OF SIGHT THANKS FOR THE DRINK ON THIS COLD WINTERS NIGHT! SMS BLASSO 8QqRD3 WITTMER PUBLISHERS 81 COMPOSERS VER