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trade of this country will also be diverted 
to the west coast. With the gradual 
decline of this trade the lot of the in- 
habitants of Murzuk and Ghadames, who 
lived by this trade, became worse and 
worse. ‘They cannot turn to agriculture, 
as these towns are surrounded by desert. 
“Ghadames is in a state of complete 
decay,” says Mr. Pervinquiere. 
The trans-Sahara trade is practically 
dead. But the Sahara is, and for many 
years will still be, crossed by pious Mos- 
lems from the western Sudan who will 
perform their pilgrimage to the holy city 
of Mecca. Through these pilgrims an 
intellectual or spiritual communication 
will still exist between Tripoli and the 
heart of Avircar 
