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the bark of a Kijang and after being off the trail about an hour, clouds hid the sun and I could not get my bearings so wandered about until about 4:00 P.M. when I could again see the sun, but not being able to find the trail, I started for the shore and finally came out of the jungle just at dark, close to the boat but dead tired as I had had no-thing but a cup of tea before starting and only one meal yesterday. I got one immature Pygathrix and a few birds, but saw several small young pigs and had a glimpse of a kijang. 

Monday, June 30, 1913. 
   Labuan Klambu. 

      I hunted along the edge of the shore at daybreak but got nothing and as it began to rain and looked dark in every direction I returned to the prahn and after preparing some specimens, spent about an hour or more repairing my shoes, the soles of which had come off, and as I had no real strong thread I had to use wire. 
     With Ah Sing, Kamahong and Lautong, I left the prahn about 3:00 P.M. to go inland. We followed the trail of the oil prospectors nearly to its end and then to the westward, and at dark made a lapan in a rocky hollow. There was no dry wood about so we had no real fire, just a smudge. 

Tuesday, July 1, 1913. 
   Labuan Klambu.
 
      It was very chilly last night and none of us slept much. As soon as it was light enough to see to walk, I hunted for about two hours, try-ing to find some gibbons which I heard calling but did not catch sight of them and got only one small squirrel (S.parous). I saw many tracks of lembu deer and pigs but did not catch sight of any. It was raining when I returned to the lapan where I had left the natives, so after
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