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[[in pencil]] Nov 19, 1929 [[/pencil]]

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candied fruit to eat on the train and there was about 1/2 pound of that left, very good.] Antonio and the rest dispersed to their houses in the surrounding region. No one showed up till after 9 next morning ^[[insertion]] (Nov 23) [[/insertion]] - we were packed and ready. Two men had backed out, it was walking from now on, and two more had to be found. Finally the guide and I started ^[[insertion]] about 11, [[/insertion]] Mrs M. to follow with [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] Antonio and the two when they came. It was drizzling and after about 4 [[strikethrough]] or 5 [[/strikethrough]]kilometers we entered the rainforest with everything soaking above and below. We were to camp at a cave. We reached it about 4:30. It looked very inviting at first ^[[insertion]] being dry [[/insertion]] until the guide commented on the pulgas (fleas) then I saw the dusty earth was alive. I got back into the rain and began to collect while the guide burned dry palm leaves over the ground. I went back and warned Mrs. M. as they came up. It was raining hard now and I supposed we would have to stand the surviving fleas.