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and walk to next station and beyond tomorrow and take train back. Drying is none too good, but most of the plants are thin and dry quickly. I have a big press by the stove tonight. It is very cold, [[margin, vertical line, in blue]] I am sitting with my poncho doubled around me, and put it over [[/margin]] me at night. The bed is hard as the floor but I sleep most of the night. My Christmas rest - and American balanced food again - did me good. Yesterday's climb up and down was pretty hard but I wasn't exhausted.
To the west the cuts along ry show a light-colored sandstone with layers of pink or reddish gravel and ^[[insertion]] thick [[/insertion]] layers of gray talc (?) not laminated like mica. This last disintegrates into a fine dust (fuller's earth, is it?) I am so glad I came to Diamantina:
I hope you are all over the pain by this time and recovering your strength rapidly. I am hoping for letters when I reach Lavras.
Very best wishes. Sincerely AC 
Love to our Grass Herb "staff"