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were defaced, and from their height, in an awkward position to copy ; but 
we had a scaffold erected, and obtained copies of the whole. The plate 
above represents these hieroglyphics, so far as they could be made 
out. When not distinct, to avotd misleading, they are not given at all. 
Under the hieroglyphics, in the plate, is given a plan of the building, 
with its terrace and staircase. It has a back corridor, consisting of 
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three chambers, all of which retain the marks of painting; and from the 
convenience of its arrangements, with the platform of the terrace for a 
promenade, and the view of a fine open country in front, but for the 
greater convenience of being near the hacienda, we should have been 
tempted to take up our abode in it.” 
