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with columns, walls and ceiling undisturbed. Furthermore it was situated in the pit caused by the excavation [[strikethrough]] which [[/strikethrough]] around which a higher ground stood the buildings of the town
Made photo of some Arab [[red underline]] water carriers with their water filled sins. [[/red underline]] Less cries for [[red underline]] backseesh [[/red underline]] than anywhere else.
River above dam rather low and at few miles further we ran aground where several sail boats boarded with coal were aground. Bow kedging with first one anchor then 3 anchors of no avail [[red underline]] Bought some guaranteed and pedigreed bracelets and rings with scarab from [[/red underline[[ our dragoman reset [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] in gold by native craftsmen
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Paid for the rings [[red underline]] .$25. [[/red underline]] for the [[red underline]] $35. [[/red underline]]
[[top wrapped around right margin]] I believe Nina got them unless they are in my closet in my study room. [[/top wrap]]
All sailors kept kedging one anchor in bow, one bow starboard, one bow port so as to avoid that boat should swing her bow to the shore in case she got aflotat and the current would strike her. Kept at it til well after dark. The sailboats which were aground near by do not seem to mind. [[red underline]] Allah will attend to it. [[/red underline]] They made their fires on deck for their evening meal. fires on big clay platters About dinnertime we got afloat
Feb 24. Boat started early and this morning tied up at Edfu where we got out. Excellent - [[strikethrough]] mule [[/strikethrough]] donkey - outran all others to temple of Edfu (See Baedeker) Made photo