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passed a rivulet, whose course we followed on the right 
shore, in an easterly direction. We could discover some 
crops, and soon after a douar. At half- past three we 
fixed our tents near an alcassaba and a douar. This 
place was called the Aaiaun Maylouk. 
The ground was shifting clay and chalk. Two chains 
of mountains, which seemed to belong to the little At- 
las, confined the horizon to the north and south. 
In the whole desert no animal was to be seen, except 
some small lizards, spiders, and snails, dead or sleeping, 
on the branches of a small burnt and thorny plant. 
At my arrival the inhabitants were occupied with a 
burial. The corpse was placed for show on an eleva- 
tion, and surrounded by about forty women, who were 
divided in two choruses, uttering in measure and in turn, 
ah, ah, ah, ah; every woman belonging to a chorus pro- 
nouncing their ah respectively, scratching and tearing 
their faces till the blood ran down. Six men on horse- 
back, and armed, followed at the side, looking at the 
country of the enemy's tribe where the deceased had 
been killed; and the other Arabians on foot surrounded 
the retinue. 
They remained half an hour in this situation; and the 
women having continued their cries and their scratches, 
all the time, separated themselves from the dead body, 
crying in cadence. The men buried the corpse on the 
same spot; and every body withdrew, without any fur- 
ther ceremony. 
The weather continued fresh, but cloudy. 
Sunday, June 9th. We started at six in the morn 
ing, directing our course towards N. E. At seven 
o'clock we came to a small river, which we crossed, and 
turned to E. N. E. We had another river to pass at 
