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(7) The morning was only slightly rainy but continues--
mostly cloudy. At noon
we reached another longbow
exactly like the ones we have
used there no tuk tuft,
From here down the road
left the hills+ travelled thru
a level forest country of
Gigantic slumps of bamboo
Trees. Palms howeverly
been seen occasionally +
none have been larger
than 15 feet high and were
without a proper trunk.
Tree ferns have also be
rare + of medium size only,
At 5 P.M. we reached
Momork a Burnum village
on the edge of the jungle.
Several shops were seen here
the houses were set on pile
made of bamboo like those
of the Philippines Many
of the men here had thei