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at the same time that it has a fascinating picturesqueness. Brown, naked infants sprawl about blinking in the sun or [[strikethrough]] tug [[/strikethrough]] tugging at the freely exposed [[strikethrough]] breasts of their mothers. [[/strikethrough]] maternal founts. Currish dogs prowl cringigly about to snap up stray morsels, & at slack moments the women squatted by their wares gossip with one another or search for vermin in the heads of their offspring. Amid the bustle & stir of a constantly moving crowd of purchasers bearing baskets or sacks for purchases rise the calls of the vendors.