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The only interesting thing at the latter was to be received by the permanent village orchestra of men and women playing a [[underlined]] melodious air [[/underlined]] on [[underlined]] instruments [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] bamboo [[/underlined]] rods of different dimensions which are constructed so that if they are shaken a little wooden hammer strikes the hollow rods and makes them ring with a xylophone effect. Meet many men and women returning from the Rice fields and carrying bunches of [[strikethrough]] untrashed [[/strikethrough]] untrashed ripe rice on their back. Then arrive at [[underlined]] Garoet [[/underlined]] a small well kept town. Several hotels in town but the principal Ngamphang is situated on a hill about 3 kilometers from center of town
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Rooms all open on an admirable view over valley and chain of mountains [[underlined]] no less than 5 minor craters around. [[/underlined]] Fine golf links. 2 hot & cold bath tubs. also sprinkler but rooms have no baths nor W.C. A physician lives on premises. Good service excellent food. [[strikethrough]] A f [[/strikethrough]] Few guests. [[strikethrough]] A family an Austrial [[/strikethrough]] Two Austrailians and their wives. Two Americans one [[underlined]] Simon Hirsch [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] Niagara Falls [[/underlined]] and one [[underlined]] Frank [[/underlined]] who seems to be a [[underlined]] shoe manufacturer [[/underlined]] Others are Dutch.
Run all afternoon At 5 P.M. 70 [[degree and farenheit symbols]] A [[underlined]] bat [[/underlined]] flies [[underlined]] thru my room [[/underlined]] catching insects while I am writing and I see