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journey again, there is not a single detail which could be 

 added or be changed, excepting" perhaps the clothes. 



We were obliged to take all those cartridges, because 

 we took them instead of food. For all we knew to the 

 contrary, we might have to shoot our way back. 



So I wrote a note for Powys in which I told him we 

 were starting for Scharok. This I put in a tin and 

 buried it on the cliff, six feet due north by compass off 

 a cross. On this was written the words agreed upon 

 between us. 



Then we buried the axe in the bank, stowed the tent, 

 bunged the barrel, and roped the tent down. 



We were ready to start. 



