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[Illustration: _Inquiring Lady_ (_ninety-ninth question_). "AND WHAT
ARE YOU IN THE NAVY, MAY I ASK?"
_Tar_. "I'M A FLAG-WAGGER, MARM--YES."
_Inquiring Lady_. "OH, REALLY! AND WHAT DO YOU WAG FLAGS FOR?"
_Tar_ (_in a ring-off voice_). "MAKIN' READY FOR THE PEACE
CELEBRATIONS."]
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