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were changed, for each man had to have his load apportioned 
to him before the start. We knew, moreover, that in the days to 
follow frequent changes of carriers would take place. Thus we 
resigned ourselves as well as we could to the petty bothers that 
were in store for us. Despite all this, however, and despite 
torrents of rain, the Europeans’ faces lit up. From now our 
course was directed homewards. 
