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beheld a dark vault, in which a number of chap. 
ghastly and pallid figures, with lamps faintly ' 
glimmering through the steam, met us in 
shrouds, as coming from the tombs, and staring 
upon us. They had bald heads, excepting their 
whiskers or long beards ; and as they exposed 
their bare arms, we observed that they were 
tattooed and marked with gunpowder. Being- 
conducted along the gloomy passages, we heard 
such horrid noises, that we feared to proceed ; 
for the sounds, increased and confused by 
echoes, reverberated upon the vaulted roofs. 
At last, being duly prepared for the sudatory, 
we were led to an inner vault, where we in- 
haled hot vapour, and felt as if we should be 
suffocated. From this sensation we were soon 
relieved by a copious perspiration excited by 
the steam. Presently the attendants proceeded 
to their usual office of pressing the limbs, and 
making the joints snap ; which is considered by 
the Turks as a great luxury. By us, however, 
it was deemed so disagreeable, that we soon 
put an end to the operation, and returned to the 
Khan. 
Here we found the (Guyumdfi) silversmiths, Gut/nrndji 
waiting for us, with a number of medals for sale. 
According to what these men affirm^ silver 
