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302 Wednesday, Feb. 23 - [[strikethrough]] October 28 [[/strikethrough]] Frescos. Pagan Beige or Sand white walls - Outlines in dull alizarine & black - background greyed ochre - palest blue green. Same color scheme - pale greyed ochre - Indian Red- different tan & greyed whites - black lines Pale orange, ochrerish grey - Dulled greyed ochreish green line on pale greyed orange. Splendid greys again. - Rose-orange - palest rose violet - with original Rich walls breaking thru the plaster in most beautiful tones of rose-orange with deep greyed Indian Reds - warm ochre grey stones against stone floors - reflecting blues, cool violet, greens - Buddhas painted greyed Alizarene - yellow & ochre greys- (Ordination Hall) Upali Thein Pagoda - 13th century Hti Lomin Lo - 1218~ Pagoda Beyond the imagination - a red brick-walled in city of [[strikethrough]] 4 [[/strikethrough]] 303 Wed. Feb. 23 [[strikethrough]] October 29 [[/strikethrough]] Pagan - [[strikethrough]] (over 4 millions)[[/strikethrough]] Pagodas. [[strikethrough]] Million [[/strikethrough]] thousands of Pagodas - a city of Pagodas housing the Buddha - lonely watchers of the sky. One forgets the clouds of dust raised by the jeep along the road - the bare feet stinging with the heat & the hurt of the stones in the dust. I covered my head & face with my black wool shawl - Now I can understand why they use thick head covering of wool - towels, etc. We met the McAllister party on the way. The Baird Helfrights, Passen - & the Lichts. Just now at 3 PM - we've arrived at the Rest House - beautifully situated on the river with the mountain in the background. Am seated in a lg. cool room - stone floor - furnished with one wood table & 5 chairs. The decorations, 2 reed, painted hangings of elephants. The bearer brings me a glass of water & tho I am thirsty - I must refrain & ask - Boiled? To which question, he truthfully answers, no.