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had indeed very pleasant faces, tlieir white, regular teeth 
contrasting admirably with their shining black skins, 
and the three “ triangular flaps of hair, streaming with 
oil.” Coral ornaments in their noses, and large amber 
necklaces round their throats, gave them what Denham 
calls a “ seductive appearance.” Some of them carried 
fans made of grass or hair, with which to keep oft' the 
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flies ; other were provided with branches of trees ; all in 
fact, carried something in their hands, which they waved 
above their heads. Their costume consisted of a loose 
piece of Soudan cloth, fastened on the left shoulder, and 
leaving the right uncovered, with a smaller piece wound 
about the head, and falling on the shoulders or flung 
back. In spite of this paucity of clothing, there was 
not the least immodesty in their bearing. 
A mile from Bilma, and beyond a limpid spring, 
