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much pleased with my ridiculing their fears, observing, that although 
in my country there might be no devils, I ought not, therefore, to 
doubt their existence in Fezzan, for there were plenty in every old 
house. Even the discovery of the cat after this disturbance could 
not in any way remove their prejudices. 
January 5th. Thermometer 7", wind north-east. — Belford and 
myself better to-day ; the water very brackish, which not a little 
increased our weakness. 
From a Zuela Arab, who had lately returned from Benghazi 
and Derna, I obtained the following account, which I have reason 
to suppose correct, as he was a better informed man than the 
generahty of Arabs. 
Zuela to Temissa, 2 days of eight hours each ; the first east, the 
second north. 
Temissa to Fuggha, 2 long summer days, and three and a half 
in winter, north-north-east. It is one day west of the Harutz el 
Abiad, and is situated in a wadey between two mountains, which 
run north-east and south-west. 
They make very good jereeds and abas at Fuggha. 
North-east. 
Fuggha to Zella (Zala of the maps) 4 days. A well. 
Zella to Marada 4 Well. 
Marada to Zdabia 4 Well. 
Large town on 
the sea-coast. 
Fuggha to Benghazi 16 days of 7 or 8 hours. 
Benghazi to Derna. 
Benghazi to El Abiar f'il Naga... 1 long day. 
El Abiar to Saas ou el Khof 1 day. 
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Zdabia to Benghazi 4 | 
