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many Infcriptlons there ; but it was too ftr out of our 
way, and withal fometbing too dangerous to, for us 
to take a view of tiiem : The other, on the Idt-hand, 
was another Tree, not far from which our Guide aflured 
us of good Water, where we defigned to take up our 
lodging the hopes of tlie Water made us flight a Weli 
we palt by on the Road, at which afterwards we re- 
pented we had not ftay'd ; for when we came up with 
the Treey^ from which we had decHned a great way 
to the right, we found our Water ftill at a very great 
diflance, and were conftrained to take new Diredions 
by a white chalky Hill, almoft as far as we could fee, 
and yet not much beyond the place which was to be our 
Stage ; on therefore we proceeded till Sunset, very 
weary, and almoft without hope of our coming to Water 
that night, though at the fame time near dead with 
thirft ; and which the more furpriz'd us, our Guide 
was advanced a great way before, out of our fight, 
upon what defign we knew not, but at his return, 
we found 'twas only to afliire himfelf better of the 
way, and in an hour's time more he brought us to 
the fide of a Bog, calfd by the Name of Zerga, where, 
fuch as it was, we found Water enough, but it was nei- 
ther palatable nor wholfom, neither did the Ground 
feem proper to fleep upon ; yet we were forced to be 
content, there being no removing thence that night. 
O^oler I. We departed from 2(?rg<2, about two hours 
before Sun- rife, and as foon as it was light, had the 
profpedl of a very high Hill, which was to be the bounds 
of our travel that day. To this we made as diredHy as 
we could look^ finding nothing in our way obfervable 
either to arreft our curiofity, or to flacken our pace, 
except a multitude of Holes made in the fandy Earth, by 
Rats, Serpents, and other Animals, which rendered our 
riding a little troublefom ; as we had found it upon the 
fame account the Afternoon before. About two hours 
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