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spirit in Steve Brown's Bunyip

oed the ever-impending crash as the wind gradually freshened. It was a trying experience, even for the best prepared amongst us, this comparatively sudden transit from the tropics to twenty degrees below freezing point; and I firmly believe that, but for the unlimited supply of hot cocoa available…

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1,533
Year
1,893
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Record ID
1533
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories; John Arthur Barry
Published
1893
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
spirit
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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oed the ever-impending crash as the wind gradually freshened. It was a trying experience, even for the best prepared amongst us, this comparatively sudden transit from the tropics to twenty degrees below freezing point; and I firmly believe that, but for the unlimited supply of hot cocoa available day and night, at all hours, some of us would have given in. Spirits could be had for the asking, but no one seemed to care about them, even those known to be inveterate topers declining rum with something akin to disgust; perhaps the reason was that it became quite thick, and, when taken into the mouth, burned and excoriated both tongue.

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