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the Arab pulled her legs downward and other [[strikethrough]] lifting her [[/strikethrough]] pushing her back upward both yelling: "Velly good donkey!"
We are now about a day late and expect to be in Cairo Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday evening. To me it does not matter but some passengers take the train here to make sure to catch the trains or steamer for which they are booked in Cairo
[[red underline]] That English Parson who fell from his donkey and had that plastered chick has a special mission to preach prohibition in Scotland! [[/red underline]] - No wonder.
^[[Ship]] Left during dinner. Eager trading of [[?]] shards Then thru bridge and locks
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still pursued by them.
After leaving bridge [[red underline]] had to kedge [[/red underline]] so as to swing boat over the flats. The channel here runs parallel to the bridge and dam. There is [[red underline]] no water enough to keep us afloat. So four kedge cables were run out two on each side of the bow and two on each side of the stern so as to keep the boat in position and to prevent that current from the dam would swing her broadside on to the flats. [[drawing of the boat and cables with the cables labeled]] By pulling alternatively a then b then c then d [[strikethrough]]]they [[/strikethrough]] helped sometimes with the paddles they try to get over the shoal place by [[red underline]] some swinging crawl. [[/red underline]] In the mean time seven or eight [[red underline]] kayssas [[/red underline]] draft in and around us and get entangled