:::r.::;:*; TWO BIRD- lovers in Mexico ;*::::■:::: 



thorns and spines. Our blindly selected cam ping-place 

 was at the junction of an arroijo — or dry river-bed 



OUR FORTIFIED CAMP 



— with the clear Ixtrrfntca stream, and, as it proved, 

 we could not have chosen a more convenient and 

 auspicious spot. 



One mornino- two little Mexican children, passing at 

 a distance, spied <nir tents and approached, their eyes 

 wide with curiosity. We had just finished breakfast, 

 and had an abundance left over. SenorHcCs kind heart 

 took pity on them and she invited them to eat all they 



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