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a lot of heavy climbing to do; then steep muddy down trails mostly in 3 or 4 ft. jumps. Several [[underlined]]deserted[[/underlined]] villages. One near upland taro patch of several acres - had people in it. The chief, [[strikethrough]] [[Tao-so?]] [[/strike-through]] [[Lairmu bosa?]], came along with us. Dressed with German arm bands, & string of shell money, a [[back?]] band of the latter around body like a scarf, another around neck. Rest of costume rings in ears, string of shell money below knee & a Salvation Army cap on head. To Toupandea. Big spring from hillside small cascade. 5 big bamboo spouts carrying it to road; stream in gully beneath [[end page]] [[start page]] A dozen ☿☿ down to see us. Several ta nymphs; some naked; others more modest, with leaves & some with calico. Film box & paper eagerly seized. Slight rain. Up very steep hill; & down to [[Telu?]] River, clean & swift. Cliffs [[image: strata of rocks]] upheaved & bent strata, to 4 inches thick each ten feet through; granite boulders in stream. Boys plunged. Up another high hill to a cleared place used for dances; up still higher. [[underlined]] Lammox! [[/underlined]] At the top we could not see any distance, so did not know where we were.