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[[in red and underlined]] Morroco Rabat [[/in red]]
new settlers in riding boots etc. give impression of our Western towns in the U.S. then on the other hand the most Parisian style cafes, restaurants, string music and the class of women one sees hang too much around Parisian cafes.
April 11. [[red underline]] Left Rabat [[/red underline]] by Motor bus at 6:45 A.M. Had a good seat on side but bus as all, is much crowded First 2 benches almost all white people. Other benches all [[red underline]] Arabs [[/red underline]] in [[strikethrough]] Bu [[/strikethrough]] burnous and cab. One fat important looking Arab sat next to me and kindly left me the best seat. Had an expensive dark blue burnous and cap and was [[red underline]] saying his prayer while traveling on his rosary [[/red underline]] or
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[[in red and underlined]] Morroco [[/in red]]
some beads that look like it same pretty undulating grazing country, full of spring flowers of beautiful colors. Then thru a large forest of crooked cork trees - remind me of our southern evergreen - oak trees. But the wood is soft - [[red underline]] Berbers [[/red underline]] or nomadic tribes, of shepherds or cattle herds, [[strikethrough]] alm [[/strikethrough]] living in black low tents which one notes in the distance as irregular Most [[strikethrough]] Some [[/strikethrough]] of these shepherds are barely clothed. Bare legs. barefeeted or straw or leather sandals similar to those in Mexico, Japan or old Egypt one strap passed between toes, then an old rag of homespun dirty looking fabric which at one time was perhaps a burnous, slung over them