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IV. Ibex (continued). 



" See how the mountain goat hangs from the summit of the cliffs. 

 You would expect it to fall. It is merely showing its contempt for 

 the dogs." MARTIAL. 



THE name Palang Koh is commonly applied to 

 the whole range visible from Seistan. Properly, 

 however, it only belongs to one very prominent 

 rock table. This great slab, six miles in length 

 by a few hundred yards in breadth, is tilted 

 gently to the west, and is scarped on all sides 

 by tremendous walls of rock, so that there 

 exist only two or three difficult tracks by which 

 access to it can be gained. Imagine yourself to 

 have climbed up by one of these in the early 

 morning, and to be seated on the table's edge 

 dangling your feet over a gulf of blue air, and I 

 will introduce you to a wonderful view. From 

 the foot - hills far below, which look like the 

 mountain regions of a vast raised map, the 

 desert stretches away, browns and yellows fad- 



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