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[[insertion from left page]] 31st day. Cont. 29 miles from Assuit [[/insertion from left page]]
Dec 23  At about 9. P.M. after heavy and laborious pulling & poling we got into deeper water when our line broke and we thought our achor gone but by skillful management it was secured - one of the men stripped and went under for it. 
At 11. I retired - the boat under sail - At 2 was awakened by the mens cries.  while poling 2.30 off again - have just passed what I suppose is the Dongola tied up at the bank. 
[[insertion from left page]] 32d day 6am 17 miles by night [[/insertion from left page]]
Monday Dec. 24  6am. finds us quite near Managha - stuck but not bad this makes the fourth time last night. 
12.15 The Dongola passed us just above Sohaq amidst great excitement - a native boat getting in both of our ways. 
We kept on until 2 a.m. with a failing wind a reached within four miles of Nag/Hamadi
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