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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



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A "PADY BOAT FLOATING DOWN THE IRRAVVADDY 

 Thousands of tons of rice are carried in this way from Upper Burma to Rangoon for export 



ON THE UPPER REACHES OF THE IRRAWADDY 



The current is swift and the river passes through several magnificent gcrges. The height of 



the bank here shows the river's rise during the rains 



