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periest. At last, after following it for some 

 time, we were abruptly faced by a precipice, 

 caused by the earth having slipped away, thus 

 bringing the slight path to a complete and 

 sudden end. With much scrambling among 

 pine-trees and fir-branches, our way had therefore 

 to be wholly retraced, and when we again were 

 opposite Fischen it was time to turn home- 

 wards, for the white rocks on the summit of 

 the Eubihorn were rosy with the setting sun, 

 and Oberstdorf was already in the shade. So 

 taking down our rods, we began our tramp 

 back ; and when the Gasthof zum Mohren was 

 reached, darkness had quite covered the valley, 

 and the evening star was bright above the 

 Himmelschrofen, though the industrious Bava- 

 rian peasants were still here and there bringing 

 home their loads of autumn hay. 



A basket of thirteen was the total for the 

 day for two rods, one of which was in less ex- 

 perienced hands than the other ; but as hardly a 

 single rise had been missed, scarcely more than 

 a dozen and a half would in any case have been 

 secured. 



The next day was dark, and the clouds hung 

 low over the surrounding mountains. This 

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