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bullets for the elephants, using a composition of one of pewter 

 to four of lead ; and I had just completed my work when we 

 heard a troop of elephants splashing and trumpeting in the 

 water. This to me was a joyful sound ; I slept little that 

 night. 



On the 26th I arose at early dawn, and having fed four of 

 the horses I proceeded with Isaac to the fountain to examine 

 the track of the elephants which had drunk there during the 

 night. A number of the paths contained fresh track of ele- 

 phants of all sizes, which had gone from the fountain in dif- 

 ferent directions. We reckoned that at least thirty of these 

 gigantic quadrupeds had visited the water during the night. 



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