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RETURN TO ZANZIBAR. 



hung like a lamp between dark sky and darker 

 earth, and before the lovely flush of morning 

 had lit up the Eastern sea, we embarked, and 

 enjoyed a lively sail. Whilst the mainland was 

 clear, the Island of Zanzibar had hid itself in a 

 mass of dark dense cloud, and presently it sent 

 to meet us heavy leaden-coloured rain apparently 

 solid as a stone wall. We had sundry gusts and 

 dead calms, till at last a light breeze wafted us 

 once more into port. 



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