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. Taranrta is the higheft of a long, fteep ridge of moun- 
tains, the boundary between’ the oppojfite feafons. On its eatt 
fide, or towards the Red Sea, the rainy feafon is from October 
to April; and, on the weitern, or Abyflinian fide, cloudy, 
rainy, and cold weather prevails from May to October. 
In the evening, a meflenger from the Naybe found us 
at our tent at Laberhey, and carried away our guide Sa- 
loomé. It was not till the next day that he appeared again, 
and with him Achmet, the Naybe’s nephew. Achmer made 
us deliver to him the thirteen pieces of Surat cloth, which 
was promifed Saloomé for his hire, and this, apparently, 
with that perfon’s good-will. He then changed four of the 
men whom the Naybe had furnifhed us for hire to carry 
our baggage, and put four others in their place; this, not 
without fome eign: on their part; but he perempto- 
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ee ae now came into Wav tent, cathe on coffee, and, 
while drinking i it, faid, “ You are fufliciently perfuaded that 
{am your friend; if you are not, it is too late now to con- 
vince you. Itis neceflary, however, to explain the reafons 
of what you fee. You are not to go to Dobarwa, though it 
is the beft road, the fafeft being preferable to the eafieft. 
Saloomé knows the road by Dixan as well as the other. 
You will be apt to, curfe me when you are oiling and 
fweating afcending Tar anta, the higheft mountain in Aby if 
finia, and on this account worthy your. notice. You are 
then to confider if the fatigue of body you then fuffer in 
that paflage is not overpaid by the abfolute fafety you will 
find yourfelves in. Dobarwa belongs to the Naybe, and I 
won ee I et anes 
