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Dyche concluded that it would be well to get back to 

 civilisation, where he could be in communication with 

 home. Selling his ponies to a trader, he loaded his 

 camp outfit and specimens on the wagon of a Dane 

 who had come in after a load of fish and returned to 

 Warren. There he found a number of letters from 

 home, all telling of the illness of his boy. This news 

 caused him to cut short his visit and hurry home, 

 which he reached just six months after his departure 

 in June. 



