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floundering, finally turning around, sliding on my back, 

 and giving my head a hard whack before I came to 

 a halt. However, we were nearly down, and walked 

 on to the tent, where we arrived at half-past ten, 

 thankful for rest and shelter. There was nothing to 

 drink ; we were too tired to eat or sleep, but glad 

 indeed to sit down in safety, too fatigued at first even 

 to lie down.'* 



