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of the village asked us to his house, and spread a car- 

 pet for us to sit on. This house, like all the others in 

 the village, was a square structure built of pine logs, 

 divided into an upper and lower chamber, the flat roof 



CAMELS THAT HAVE JUST CARRIED DOWN LOADS TO THE RAILWAY 

 TERMINUS 



being covered with a thick layer of mud or turf. We 

 ascended by a flight of wooden steps to the upper 

 chamber, where we found a log fire burning in the 

 ample hearth, the warmth of which was very grateful 

 after our long exposure to the cold wind outside. Our 



