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My first occupation was to map the country.


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So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.

So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.



The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.

The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.



I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners.

I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners.



Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.

Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.



The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.

The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.





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