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journey, and it was long after 

 dark when we arrived at the 

 village, which lies many miles 

 up stream. A small fort, 

 built in bygone days by the 

 Dutch, acted as a sort of rest- 

 house, but there were only 

 two rooms and two beds, and 

 with bare boards 

 and no mosquito 

 nets, most of us 

 spent an uncom- 

 fortable night. The 

 gorge and waterfall 



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