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ruvian postman. It is very seldom, that letters 
are either lost or wetted during the passage from 
Ingatambo to the residence of the governor of 
Jaen. After the postman has rested a few days 
at Tomependa, he returns either by the Paramo 
de Pareton, or by the dangerous road which 
leads to the villages of San Felipe and Sagique, 
the forests of which abound in bark of the finest 
quality. 
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