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 | | It was not many days before foul weather tested the improvised berths, which creaked fearfully, some even tumbling down. |
 | | It was customary to berth families amidships, separating the single men from the unmarried women. |
 | | There was less need for housekeeping and organization aboard the modern ships of the Guion Line, but the Saints maintained their identity as a community, berthing apart from other emigrants and conducting their devotionals and dances as before. |
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