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biting fleas or mosquitos at night. The only mammal trapped has been the house rat [[underlined]] Epimys norvegicus [[/underlined]][[strikethrough 18 [[/strikethrough]] This morning we had a heavy ground fog which lasted until 10 A.M. Yesterday there was a similar fog which we saw from the hills, the valley being filled by a fleecy white mass on which we could look down & on which the sun was shining brightly as we descended to the valley. [[circled]] 18 [[/circled]] [[strikethrough The in [[/strikethrough]] Last night people were entering the village with loads for the market day. All morning they streamed in by small parties carrying loads on their backs & on poles Chinese fashion. Most of the people came from the East side where a high range bounds the valley as a wall & reaches 9000 feet.