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subject to heavy grades.  However, it [[strikethrough]] seems [[/strikethrough]] is apparent that there is a local law prohibiting carriages & autos.  Rickshaws, & sedan chairs or dandies are the only means of road transport.
[[circled]] 10 [[/circled]]  Hard rain was our lot today.  I went [[strikethrough]] shopping [[/strikethrough]] out with my Nepalese boy & got thoroly wet.  We descended the outer face of Observation Hill to the Bhutia village which clings to the steep mtn side.  The houses were not typical native huts but roofed by flatten pieces of oil tins, etc.  At one place we saw a Tibetan temple in charge of Lamas.  Many prayer flags were flying in the court & whole series of revolving prayer wheels flanked the entrance.  The lamas started the