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convey two of the bucks and some of 

 the men across the lake to the sandy 

 plain near the sea, where antelope 

 abounded. The antelopes and their 

 owners were accordingly shipped next 

 morning, and we made our way across 

 the lake. I noticed that with the bucks 

 was brought on board a supply of the 

 flower buds of the white Asclepias 

 gigantea, which have very stimulating 

 properties, and are sometimes given in 

 attacks of cholera. The bucks from 

 time to time had a handful of the buds 

 given them, which they ate greedily. 

 The gipsies also brought with them a 

 quantity of very tough but fine cord, 

 intended for the fighting harness of the 

 antelopes. 



The approach from the lake to the 



