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[[top margin in red]] Wadi Halfa - Sudan [[/top margin in red]]
and quietly by turbaned porters who have been trained by British. Same remarks as to examination of baggage. Passengers transferred to Government steamer which lands them at train in Asswan in 1 1/2 days.
Sent letter to [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] to Moureu and to Rachel.
March 2. Up early. Beautiful light effect on desert. [[red underline]] Left in same sail boat as yesterday to [[/red underline]] a few miles further up landing at opposite shore. - 2 sailboats; ours had lug sail and centerboard; the other lateen sail and centerboard. Both boats had about same size and lateen sail seems to carry more canvas but our lugsail [[strikethrough]] got there [[/strikethrough]] passed her and got there ahead
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[[top margin in red]] 2d Cataracts Sudan [[/top margin]]
[[red underline]] of the lateen [[/red underline]] sail, which seemed to steal much of her wind on her upper leach. Lateen sail when arriving simply lets clew flutter in the wind as if it were a flag Then [[red underline]] long donkey ride over the desert. Three gazelles or antelopes [[/red underline]] ran away behind the rocky hills. Finally arrive at [[red underline]] 2d cataract. [[/red underline]] Black rocks no cataract, but a [[red underline]] succession of rapids between black [[/red underline]] rocks extending for many miles. Rocks are worn smooth by many centuries of water. Some of our men are swimming or floating the rapids, [[red underline]] carrying an inflated goatskin [[/red underline]] below left arm while steering and paddling with right arm, Then back again on donkeys to an old dilapidated