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clearly indicated, although the modern compare very unfavorably with 
the ancient examples in precision of execution. Pl. xxx illustrates 
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Fig. 48. Stone steps at Oraibi, with platform at corner. 
two flights of stone steps of Shupaulovi. In many cases the work- 
manship of these stone steps does not surpass that seen in the Walpi 
trail, illustrated in Pl. xxv. 
Fic. 49. Stone steps, with platform at chimney, in Oraibi, 
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