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chief, named Nsama, was at war with the Arabs under Hamees, 

 and that between these two he would be certain to fall into 

 difficulty. To evade these hostile people he turned southwest, 



intending to make a circuit back to the lake. The country 

 through which he was now traveling was very fertile, and the 

 food supply of every village was abundant ; but this lasted for 



