Chapter IV. 
water very cold, from two to three feet deep, and the current 
fairly swift. A line of men was formed in the water, stretching 
from one bank to the other, and the porters with their loads 
crossed up-stream of them. In this way any man who slipped 
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or staggered was immediately caught and held ; and in the 
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space of about one hour the whole caravan was gathered on the 
opposite bank, which was very steep and covered with thick 
grass. Not a single parcel had been lost. 
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