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accommodation. The entire voyage will be completed, and the passengers  
landed in New York again, on the 14th of December, 1991. This is, at  
least, forty years quicker than any other comet can do it in. Nearly all  
the back-pay members contemplate making the round trip with us in case  
their constituents will allow them a holiday. Every harmless amusement  
will be allowed on board, but no pools permitted on the run of the comet  
--no gambling of any kind. All fixed stars will be respected by us, but  
such stars as seem to need fixing we shall fix. If it makes trouble, we  
shall be sorry, but firm.  
Mr. Coggia having leased his comet to us, she will no longer be called by  
his name, but by my partner's. N. B.--Passengers by paying double fare  
will be entitled to a share in all the new stars, suns, moons, comets,  
meteors, and magazines of thunder and lightning we may discover.  
Patent-medicine people will take notice that  
WE CARRY BULLETIN-BOARDS  
and a paint-brush along for use in the constellations, and are open to  
terms. Cremationists are reminded that we are going straight to--some  
hot places--and are open to terms. To other parties our enterprise is a  
pleasure excursion, but individually we mean business. We shall fly our  
comet for all it is worth.  
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