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    [quote=Korwin;4102]PDF, Page 14

    PDF, Page 55, Chapter 122
    He was surprised to see Boggy, Reggie, Estrebius and Talarius playing whist at this late hour.

    whist? A card game?

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    Yes, it’s a precursor to bridge and other card games the employee “tricks” (no, not magical tricks).

    Like poker, there are many variants so I use it as a generic term, although not a lot of people do so today.

    It’s a four player game that requires a fair amount of strategy between partners.

    I think I first encountered it with the Horatio Hornblower books when I was in junior high. Pretty sure that was what all of Jane Austin’s characters played as well.

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    little things

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    PDF, Page 14
    Well, not name, insult name.

    Would change to:
    Well, not name, insult.

    PDF, Page 55, Chapter 122
    He was surprised to see Boggy, Reggie, Estrebius and Talarius playing whist at this late hour.

    whist? A card game?

    PDF, Page 75, Chapter 124
    Their shared quarters were a narrow metal walled chamber approximately 8 feet deep, 8 feet deep and at best, 8 feet wide.

    a two dimensional room?

    PDF, Page 118
    lichtshwert should be Lichtschwert (if the german word is intended)

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    Thanks for the corrections.

    Yep, that’s gotta be a typo on the light saber.

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