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sun gave the first 

 golden tints to the 

 mountain tops. Our 

 progress was slow 

 despite our united 

 strength applied to 

 the oars, but it gave 

 us more time to scan 

 the mountain sides 

 for game. I did not 

 find it so plentiful 

 as I had been prom- 

 ised, for I had been 

 told by the Indians 

 that we should see 

 a dozen goats 



