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... Tarakot men wish to wait for the sun to warm the snow before starting , so Peter and I move upvalley ahead of the others . A red fox breaks cover , then sits and watches us inquisitively . Wending its way toward us is a gnomelike figure ...
... Tarakot men wish to wait for the sun to warm the snow before starting , so Peter and I move upvalley ahead of the others . A red fox breaks cover , then sits and watches us inquisitively . Wending its way toward us is a gnomelike figure ...
Page 221
... Tarakot where we can camp at a more hospitable site . With- out firewood even Phu - Tsering has been unable to give his customary dawn greeting of " Tea ready , sah . " I soothe Bimbahadur's swollen eyes with a poultice of tea leaves ...
... Tarakot where we can camp at a more hospitable site . With- out firewood even Phu - Tsering has been unable to give his customary dawn greeting of " Tea ready , sah . " I soothe Bimbahadur's swollen eyes with a poultice of tea leaves ...
Page 291
... Tarakot ( Nepal ) , 213 , 214 , 218 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 268 Tennyson , Alfred , 180 , 181 Tethys Sea , 117 , 252 Thano Bula Khan village , 118–19 Thirty Years in Kashmir ( Neve ) , 80 Thoreau , Henry David , 100 Thrush , Nilgiri ...
... Tarakot ( Nepal ) , 213 , 214 , 218 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 268 Tennyson , Alfred , 180 , 181 Tethys Sea , 117 , 252 Thano Bula Khan village , 118–19 Thirty Years in Kashmir ( Neve ) , 80 Thoreau , Henry David , 100 Thrush , Nilgiri ...
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