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I’M NOT SURE THE COLD WEATHER ENTIRELY AGREES WITH THE INTERNAL FUNC- TIONING OF THE TELETYPE MACHINES. THE PRINT DOES LOOK A BIT NICER ONCE IT’S WARMED UP.

THU 25-DEC-2014 16:18 54.5F / RH: 50.7 / PRESS: 29.8537 / BATT: 4.0V

THU DEC 25 10:14:07 PST 2014 AP PHOTOS: FRESH DONKEY MILK FOR SALE ON STREETS OF CHILE FATHER OF PILOT CAPTURED BY IS PLEADS FOR RELEASE SAUDI WOMEN DRIVERS REFERRED TO TERRORISM COURT AFGHANS HOPE FOR CHANGE AFTER BLOODY YEAR POPE WISHES CHRISTMAS HOPE AND PEACE FOR MIDEAST TEXT OF POPE’S CHRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE MILITANTS…

IS IT BED TIME YET? I’M SLEEPY.

WED DEC 24 16:42:27 PST 2014 US REMOVES GAMBIA FROM TRADE AGREEMENT ISLAMIC STATE EXTREMISTS CAPTURE JORDANIAN PILOT GRISLY FINDS IN IRAQI YAZIDI VILLAGE WRESTED FROM MILITANTS FAITHFUL FLOCK TO BETHLEHEM FOR CHRISTMAS CUBA RELATIONS WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH AT HIGH POINT 10 YEARS AFTER TSUNAMI, INDONESIAN FAMILY REBORN RUSSIA IN OFFER TO HELP FIRMS WITH…

THIS IS A TEST TELEGRAM BEING SENT FROM A REPERFORATOR. I WONDER HOW IT WILL COME OUT WHEN TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERWEBS. PROBABLY NOT VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY IT COMES OUT ON A TELETYPE MACHINE.

ZCZC KSM BROADCASTS WEATHER AND MARITIME PRESS USING 45B BAUDOT AND 100B FEC MODE B ON 6328.0, 8433.0 AND 12631.0KHZ. KSM CW WILL HANDLE TRAFFIC FROM SHIPS. LISTEN ON 4350.5, 6474, 8438.3, 12993, 16914 AND 22445.8KHZ. KSM OPS WILL MONITOR 500KC AND ITU CH3 FOR ANY CALLS. DE KSM

IF YOU TYPE A REALLY LONG LINE ON THE TELETYPE MACHINE, INSTEAD OF BEING WRAPPED IN AN AWKWARD WAY WHEN VIEWED ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN, THE TEXT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSIZED UNTIL IT IS SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PRESENTED EXACTLY AS SUBMITTED. IF THE LINE IS REALLY RIDICULOUSLY LONG, OF COURSE, NOTHING CAN BE DONE…