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Page 43
... Night had set in- it was quite dark , and I had lagged some distance behind my companions : fortunately they heard my shouts , and , soon returning , extricated me from my awkward predica- ment . Without further mishap we reached ...
... Night had set in- it was quite dark , and I had lagged some distance behind my companions : fortunately they heard my shouts , and , soon returning , extricated me from my awkward predica- ment . Without further mishap we reached ...
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... night many species of beetles , especially longicorns , are to be found running over the trunks , that lie closely hidden in the day - time . The night - world is very different from that of the day . Things that blink and hide from the ...
... night many species of beetles , especially longicorns , are to be found running over the trunks , that lie closely hidden in the day - time . The night - world is very different from that of the day . Things that blink and hide from the ...
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... night , and accepted it ; though if it had not been for the rain I would rather have slept outside , but all around was sloppy and wet ; night had set in ; our mules and horse were tired ; we ourselves were fatigued , and there was no ...
... night , and accepted it ; though if it had not been for the rain I would rather have slept outside , but all around was sloppy and wet ; night had set in ; our mules and horse were tired ; we ourselves were fatigued , and there was no ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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