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Page 126
... halting whenever she does . If she flees , he pursues , and the two then race in and out of ravines , along ledges , and down precipices . She may halt abruptly and butt her ardent suitor in the neck but he does not retaliate . Finally ...
... halting whenever she does . If she flees , he pursues , and the two then race in and out of ravines , along ledges , and down precipices . She may halt abruptly and butt her ardent suitor in the neck but he does not retaliate . Finally ...
Page 209
... halt for tea and bananas , then continue , crossing the river on a narrow sus- pension bridge . Surmounting a ridge , we see the silty waters of the Kali Gandaki along whose banks an important trade route once passed between Nepal and ...
... halt for tea and bananas , then continue , crossing the river on a narrow sus- pension bridge . Surmounting a ridge , we see the silty waters of the Kali Gandaki along whose banks an important trade route once passed between Nepal and ...
Page 211
... halted all movement of birds from these heights and the brush is alive with long - tailed minivets , Himalayan ... halt at 9,500 feet ; it is 1:30 P.M. and the others are somewhere be- hind . Gathering a few sodden twigs and using ...
... halted all movement of birds from these heights and the brush is alive with long - tailed minivets , Himalayan ... halt at 9,500 feet ; it is 1:30 P.M. and the others are somewhere be- hind . Gathering a few sodden twigs and using ...
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