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was exceedingly beautiful ; on the left bank there was a 

 thin belt of tall trees covered completely with a close -leaved 

 creeper like wild clematis right down to the water's edge, 



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forming a perfect screen 30 ft. high. And the country on 

 the right bank had the appearance of an Bnghsh autumn 

 scene, for the leaves of the trees were russet, having been 

 scorched by the flare of bush-fires. 



After three miles of good water we came to the Urru 

 Rapids, where the whole course is cut up by rocks and small 

 islands for a distance of 260 yards. The Misa village of 

 Murrpai is not far off, and the people all flocked down to see 

 us. As usual the boat had to be taken out of the water below 

 the rapid to have one of the stoppings renewed, but we had 



