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Nov. 7, 1982, Salazar

Returned to Salazar today & learned that last eve. while returning to camp my assistant had been set upon by 5 robbers who met him in the road at dark & knocking him down with a stone, took his guns, watch & other small articles he had upon his person. He saw 3 men coming towards him in the wood & as they drew near saw that they intended mischief, so he dropped his gun into position at which moment he was siezed from behind and struck [[strikethrough]] The next morning [[/strikethrough]] After the robbery, the men ran off into the bushes. Early the morning of the 7th the Prefect of this district passed Salazar in the train & was notified [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] of the robbery.