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ting safely to the other side. I then made my way 

 cautiously through the belt of trees, and was relieved 

 to find that it was only half a mile or so broad. I 



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dismounted as I neared the further side, and, tying 

 my pony to a tree, crept quietly forward, expecting 

 to see the eland not far off ; but to my disappoint- 

 ment there was no trace of game of any kind on the 



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