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it is may be gleaned from the fact that thrice in the few hours 

 I spent in the Bosque, torrential rains have driven me 

 under one of the thatched arbors, under which most of this has 



Sumauma {Ceiba penlandra), one of the largest trees in the forest near 

 Para. A cultivated specimen at the Museu Goeldi, Para attained a girth of 

 14 feet in 32 years. 



been written to the accompaniment of the roar of the rain and 

 the bombardment of heavy fruits that the wind and rain keep 

 pelting down on the roof. 



