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monkeys lived or I remained
in camp being afflicted
with indigestion. Weather
hot to clear with cool breeze
up the valley from the west.
(9) Just before leaving Five
Mangroves I took a walk near
the River side & saw about
dozen jungle fowl in various
openings, with three shot a
fine cock from a bamboo mat
on which it perched when I flung
it. Our road led back along the
wandering river nearly to Mair
Man - on other side of the valley
& our rolling hills. No game
was seen or monkeys heard. The
hill country is cultivated,
without forest except a few
patches of brush. The only water
we found for tiffin was a
fool green slime pool used
by buffaloes as a wallow, after
tiffin we went on 2 hours & found
other open nearly down grass plain
with large pits holes into which
the water drains. The rock over
was ledges of gray limestone at,
5 P.M. we reached Moulai-lings.