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[[circled]] 3 [[/circled]] Very few mosquitoes, practically none were about during the night. The morning broke with a soft misty rain falling. The entire day we travelled down the broad valley thru the rice fields, sometimes near the river but often as much as 2 miles away the valley being about 5 miles broad. The river is shallow & runs thru a sandy bed [[strikethrough]] without [[/strikethrough]] not impeded rapids or boulders. Many Shans were met carrying loads to market. The women have a very neat appearance, their clothing being always clean & unpatched. In the [[female sign]]s it consists of a short skirt to the knees