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... give you a message for your country . Let there be peace among men . " Burhan has perfected the Pakistani art of being friendly and hos- pitable , but remaining remote . I sometimes stayed at his home for days , yet learned little of ...
... give you a message for your country . Let there be peace among men . " Burhan has perfected the Pakistani art of being friendly and hos- pitable , but remaining remote . I sometimes stayed at his home for days , yet learned little of ...
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... give less milk . However , if nutrition is ample , the fetus deposits fat , affect- ing its subsequent chances of survival , and the ewes give more milk . Valerius Geist has pointed out that the length of time a young suckles is an ...
... give less milk . However , if nutrition is ample , the fetus deposits fat , affect- ing its subsequent chances of survival , and the ewes give more milk . Valerius Geist has pointed out that the length of time a young suckles is an ...
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... give him a frayed towel and ask him to trade it with Tundu's wife for coarse Tibetan salt . " Soap all gone , sah ... gives us a little soda ash with which to scrub our dishes and pots . A more urgent reason for leaving is the weather ...
... give him a frayed towel and ask him to trade it with Tundu's wife for coarse Tibetan salt . " Soap all gone , sah ... gives us a little soda ash with which to scrub our dishes and pots . A more urgent reason for leaving is the weather ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young