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without the hard points projecting beyond the skin covered bases. No serow were seen or other game but I saw two small troops of Red Macaques across the river. These monkeys sat in branches gazing at us & at intervals leaned forward from their perches & dared us with bared teeth. The river 6 miles below camp passes thru a vertical basaltic gorge or cliffs. Here the columns are distinct but often twisted in semicircles or at right angles given the cliffs a peculiar aspect. Nearer camp this side of the river shows granite boulders & cliffs instead of limestone. In the afternoon I took a ride down the river on the opposite side to where I saw the monkeys in the morning. As I reached the place I saw a pair of adult muntjacs feeding. I shot the ♂ hitting & breaking the hind legs but it went down hill & traveled thru grass side hills. Finnally I saw it standing