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THROUGH JUNGLE AND DESERT chap, hi 



and the Guaso Nyiro. These, with their affluents, are 

 sufficient to drain the water of the melting snow at the 

 top of this mountain. 



We celebrated our arrival at the river by opening 

 one of our two remaining pints of champagne. Our 

 dinner on that day consisted of the German army soup, 

 fish from the river, the liver of an oryx, steaks from the 

 same animal, beans, biscuit, and jam, followed by a cup 

 of coffee. 



