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wooded plain. The rugged nature of this country 
increases the importance of Badanijo in a strategetical 
point of view. The country became continually more 
rocky and rugged, and there was scarcely a narrow 
path leading through the thick underwood, so that my 
friend the pilgrim from Melle, who rode his tall camel, 
had the greatest possible trouble to make his way 
through ; however, I had reason to admire his dex- 
terity. All through Negroland, where so many ex- 
tensive tracts are covered with forest, travelling on 
camel's back is very troublesome. It was certainly 
very lucky for us that for the last five days scarcely 
any rain had fallen, otherwise the path would have 
been extremely difficult. 
However, when we reached the village Kunilu, 
the country improved, spreading out into wide pas- 
tures and cultivated fields, although it remained hilly 
and rather rugged ; even close to the village a lower 
range appeared, and granite masses projected every- 
where. A short distance further on I sketched 
mount Kunilu and the heights near it. 
Several of our party had gone into the village, and 
obtained some cold paste, made of a peculiar species 
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