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ever saw.  In the early P.M. a [[strikethrough]]black[[strikethrough]] dark mass of clouds gathered on the northern horizon & then moved slowly toward us growing higher & blacker with ragged edges along the border as it moved across the sky.  When the clouds covered most of the sky a cold wind suddenly came sweeping in fierce gusts from the heart of the storm & with a fierce rush the rain came down in torrents.  The streets were rushing torrents in a few minutes & for two hours the storm of wind & rain continued & then suddenly ceased.


April 29.

We left Valles & on the morning of the 30th we reached the town of Tancanhuitz where we stopped & had dinner with the Jefe Politico