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IN AFRICA 
toons of liana and moss imparted an imposing scene 
of vastness and tropical beauty. In such places the 
ground was clean and springy to the footfall and 
Elephant Pits 
the impression of a splendid solitude was such as 
one feels in a great deserted cathedral. At times 
we crossed matted and snaky-looking little streams 
that trickled through the decaying vegetation, 
where the feet of countless elephants had worn deep 
