HOMEWARD BOUND 



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My stay in the most northerly village of the Yenesei 

 lasted only six days. The weather being cold and windy 

 I had almost forgotten the existence of mosquitoes. I 

 now bade adieu to the tundra, with a feeling somewhat 

 akin to disappointment and regret. My trip might be 

 considered almost a failure, since I had not succeeded in 

 obtaining eggs either of the knot, sanderling, or curlew 

 sandpiper. Nevertheless I was glad to turn my face 

 homewards. 



DOLGAN AND SAMOYEIJE BOOTS 



