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   1987 Evening Telegram 14 Mar, p. 10 [tape transcript] Each man was 'cropped'...by Job's to the tune of 9 dollars, for which $12 were deducted from his share at the end of a successful voyage but for which nothing was owed if the voyage was a failure... Articles in demand from our counter were long rubbers, goggles...Nansen caps, warm underwear, overalls, and home-knit mitts.

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