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the necessity of taking repeated rests on account of 

 our weak condition, we only reached our men about 

 eight o'clock next morning. 



They were lying under the shade of a dense shrub, 

 Malingum and Usufu being in a very low state, the 

 cook in somewhat fitter condition. After putting them 

 through a process of revival similar to that to which 

 we had subjected ourselves, we all lay down for a 

 couple of hours' rest in the same convenient shelter, 

 and at the end of that time we felt strong enough to 

 partake of food. Our repast over, we set out and, 

 travelling at a moderate rate, arrived in camp late 

 the same evening. Next day, we did little else 

 than eat and sleep, and, owing to the fine physical 

 condition in which we always were, experienced 

 no prejudicial effects from our trying adventure. 



