after rolling onto his left , dropping onto his back , flipping onto his belly , squirming onto his right side again , stretching full-length , then doubling his knees and hunching over them , he found himself saying to himself the names of the international code of flags at sea ^ble , baker , charlie , d ... , iiasy , fox , george , how , item , jig , king , l ... , mike , nan , o ... , peter , queen , roger , s ... t tare , uncle , fictor , w ... , x-ray , toke , zebra .