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Happily, just after this we came out into more level ground 

 and a little grass began to appear in dry tufts here and there, 

 while ahead the country looked more promising, and my cheer- 

 fulness returned. Mount Kulale could be seen to the eastward, 

 even now capped with heavy clouds though with us the weather 

 was bright and dry. 



The next morning the wind gradually abated, to our infinite 



Camel Bones in Desolate Country on Edge of Lake. 



relief, and at last dropped altogether. I felt thankful for a 

 little peace, and, though the sun was excessively hot, I revelled 

 in the calm. We had now got into more level country, with 

 comparatively io-w stones. It seemed perfect comfort marching 

 here, after the awful ground we had lately traversed, and the 

 caravan came along famously in consequence. Another treat 

 we enjoyed was a drink of fresh water out of a little running 

 stream, evidently coming from Kulale, which we crossed where 



