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bad when I was at his mercy.) It had not rained for several days and the mud holes were dry. They were still holes, however, and we were bumped unmercifully but arrived before 9 pm, the whole distance in less than 14 hours. I leave tomorrow morning for the western-most ^[[insertion]] Ry [[/insertion]] station, Porto Esperança. Everything here has taken so much more ^[[insertion]] time [[/insertion]] than I counted on. I shall not stop anywhere between here and Pto Esperança unless [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] I see a very promising place. I hope the "revolution" will hold off. Saturday next is election day. Everybody out