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time on our return journey with the life-giving water. 
By this time, our thirst was too painful to describe, 
and Hyiah having reached such a stage of weak¬ 
ness that he could no longer bear the weight of my 
USUFU AND MALINGUM. 
heavy rifle, we hid the weapon under a shrub and 
marked the spot so that we could easily find it on 
our return. Relieved of his burden, Hyiah managed 
to stagger on behind me, but he was walking 
mechanically and was so exhausted that I feared he 
