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(3) The morning was
bright + sunny with
overcast sky in the afternoon
+ light shower at sunset.
The marking white
chervot of Kipkinge Mandalay
is seen on useby women
everywhere. It consists
of maize husk rolled
into a long tube 7 filled
by crumpled tobacco leaves.
The women are inveterate
smokers + are seldom
without the marking white
chervot stick which they
carry in their homes. My
young boys smoke even
better can walk it
is said. The climate
of midday is very humid
+ sticky.