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However the immense herds of the springbok which now 

 began to cover the plain afforded us splendid rifle-shoot- 

 ing. We were very successful in still hunting for these 

 animals. Concealing ourselves in the bushes we ob- 

 tained opportunities for singling out the best ones, and 

 bringing them down. This kind of sport so elated me, 

 that I began to feel as if J could spend the rest of mj 

 days in these magnificent hunting-grounds. But I had 

 yet to see their animal wonders to witness the march of 

 the elephant the majestic port of the grim lion the 

 noble beauty of the giraffe. The grandest sporting 

 treasures of South Africa were yet before me. 



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