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entry of one traveller into a country adds to the difficulties the 

 next will have to encounter, is altogether false and could not' be 

 uttered by anyone at all familiar with the subject. As for me. 

 I would far rather follow in the footsteps of a European who has 

 known how to make himself feared than in those of some 

 roving philanthropist. A large well-armed caravan, ready to 



fight if necessary, is much more likely to avoid bloodshed than 

 small exploring expeditions such as are now so much advocated, 

 but which are, in my opinion, altogether a mistake. 



. We camped on the left bank of Masiyoya No. 2, at the 

 mouth of a little tributary called Esurusuru, which issues from 

 a steep valley on the north. The numerous natives who 

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