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[[circled]] 7 [[/circled]] The morning was only slightly rainy but continuously cloudy. At noon we reached another bungalow exactly like the ones we have used & here we took tiffin. From here down the road left the hills & travelled thru a level forest country of gigant [[sic]] clumps of bamboos & trees. Palms have only been seen occasionally & more have been larger than 15 feet high and were without a proper trunk. Tree ferns have also been rare & of medium size only. At 5 P.M. we reached Momonk, a Burma village on the edge of the jungle. Several shops were seen here & the houses were set on piles & made of bamboo like those of the Phillipines. Many of the men here had their