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makes. [[underline]] Ford [[/underline]] predominating [[/underline]] Fords [[/underline]] used for trucks and motor busses shamefully [[underline]] overloaded [[/underline]] with passengers and freight. Native built wooden boxes of enormous size, extending [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] all sides over chassis until hood is almost hidden.  The country becomes rapidly more interesting. - natives wear less and less European clothes and their bright[[underline]] sarongs [[/underline]] add to their picturesqueness.  All men and women have very [[underline]] homely faces [[/underline]] but [[strikethrough]] some [[/strikethrough]] ^[[insert]] many [[/insert]] of them seem well built altho their stature is rather slight. [[underline]] Ditches [[/underline]] on both side of the road.  Flooded paddy fields. [[underline]] Light bamboo bridges, with cantilever effect, cleverly built by natives!
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Entrance in [[underline]] Buitenzorg [[/underline]] is very pretty.  Avenue bordered with large trees and pretty bungalows.  Elevation of [[underline]] 900 [[/underline]] feet makes decided [[underline]] difference in climate. [[/underline]] Less [[underline]] sultry. [[/underline]] Notice the new [[underline]] Dibbets Hotel, [[/underline]] built in cement and white but went to the better known [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] ^[[insert]] but [[/insert]] older [[underline]] "Bellevue". [[/underline]] where was given one of the Mountain rooms with beautiful view overlooking valley of palms and woods and extending to a large volcanic [[underline]] mountain [[/underline]] X  - [[strikethrough]] 3000 feet [[/strikethrough]] green from slopes till top.  Below a rapid flowing muddy river, and [[strikethrough]] same [[/strikethrough]] the ubiquous Javanese women, washing and splashing [[strikethrough]] clothes. [[/strikethrough]] their laundry and themselves surrounded by children etc.  Fire crackers and 
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