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[[in red ink]] Nile [[in red ink]]
but enjoyable cold lunch well served in the Rest House of Cook & Son. - with the necessary drinks ordered in advance and supplied by our steward of the Arabia. Then after coffee a [[red underline]] sudanese slight-of hand performer. [[/red underline]] Besieged by vendors of antiquities, mostly spurious, some genuine Bought a scarab and some hash. Back [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] on the boat about 4:30 P.M.
Feb. 22. Up again early and [[red underline]] a cross the Nile. [[/red underline]] More donkey-riding, more tombs and temples [[red underline]] until I am fed up on it. [[/red underline]] Antiquity sellers everywhere [[red underline]] At one of the temples saw the grinning black head of a mummy offered for sale. [[/red underline]] While returning were overtaken by
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[[in red ink]] Nile - Sand Storm [[/red ink]]
a sand storm. A breeze of the desert enveloping us in [[red underline]] a suffocating cloud of dust [[/red underline]] which fills our nostrils and throat Glad to be back to our boat Much washing [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] necessary. After lunch went to a Gymkana race. Most interesting part was a [[red underline]] camel race [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] donkey [[/red underline]] race of dragomen. Also Arab race of horses. Foot race of Sudanese of Camel Corps.
Feb. 23. Left early this morning [[strikethrough]] Sand still [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Dust irritation still in my nose. [[/red underline]] Before noon at [[strikethrough]] new [[/strikethrough]] dam stopped at a town and visited a small but well preserved temple built after Greek invasion (See Baedeker) Was finally interesting because it was small enough to be seen at one glimpse and was complete