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to proceed further^ we halted in the middle of the bleak 

 and exposed heathy without either fuel or water he^^ond the 

 scanty suppl}' in the wag'g-ons. The sheep were placed in 

 a circle formed by haltering- the horses together ; and to 

 prevent the oxen from straying*, we were compelled to secure 

 them to the wao-o-on-wheels, althouo-h the unfortunate beasts 



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had passed twelve hours in the yoke, without tasting- a mor- 

 sel of food. 



