A DRAMATIC EPISODE 
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the natives die who go to the big door and see the 
boiling fountain through the door. Askar say all 
the natives ran away, but the Frenchman go on.” 
“Did Askar see the door?” 
“Askar says he see the door and he see the foun¬ 
tain through some glasses. Then he ran away.” 
Camp in the Forest 
“Can Askar take us up to the cave and the big 
door?” 
There was then a long discussion in Somali be¬ 
tween Askar and Abdi, which finally was briefly 
rendered into English. Askar would show us the 
way. 
