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this with bearers who have carried burdens weiLrhino- 

 60 lb. on their heads since the early niorninL;" ; or we have 

 been obliged to make a so-called " Telckesa " march, 

 following a very old and practical method. Alter midday 

 the caravan decam{)S and journeys towards its destination 

 until the evening-. At the approach of darkness the 

 •camp is pitched at a spot where there is no water. In 





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•all probability the day has been hot, the burden has lain 

 heavily on our heads, and a sudden whirlwind has made 

 the sand of the plain dance and Hy in all directions ; but 

 •every man squats down by his burden, so as to be ready 

 to start again in the early morning, or even by moonlight 

 if the wav lies clear, and so as to reach the lons^ed-for 

 drinking-place as qtiickly as possible. \'ery often it is 

 not until the evening that this can be done. 



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