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adjacent ridge. I got out my glasses and made 
out that the leader had a fine pair of horns. The 
trams, which had not seen us, moved slowly over 
the ridge. After a hurried consultation, it was 
decided that I should go down the valley, skirt 
the end of the ridge over which the rams had 
disappeared, and work up the next ravine or 
valley. Meanwhile Schréder and the other two, 
whom we could see approaching over the rolling 
uplands, would station themselves in suitable 
positions to intercept the flight of the rams when 
I had disturbed them. I was soon at the bottom 
of the valley, and having reached the end of the 
ridge in question, decided to climb up it, as in this 
way I could keep more ground in view. At last 
as I neared the top I came upon a wide ravine, or 
“ draw,” shaped like an amphitheatre, and com- 
municating with the main valley by means of a 
narrow outlet. It was this draw which the three 
rams must have entered on crossing the ridge. I 
stopped to get my breath, at the same time care- 
fully scanning the slopes for any signs of the sheep. 
Not seeing any, I was about to continue up the 
ridge, when, glancing at the narrow opening, I 
was surprised to see the three rams come quietly 
sauntering up a grasscutter’s path. There was 
the leader with the fine pair of horns, followed 
closely by a young ram, whose horns had only 
attained a semicircle. The third ram, which in 
size was not far short of the leader, showed more 
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