Vanishing Tracks: Four Years Among the Snow Leopards of Nepal |
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Page 41
... load of wool to or from the market , they will often carry as much as a hundred pounds , but when they are working as porters , their loads seldom exceed eighty pounds and usually are lighter . For our purposes , we would hire thirty ...
... load of wool to or from the market , they will often carry as much as a hundred pounds , but when they are working as porters , their loads seldom exceed eighty pounds and usually are lighter . For our purposes , we would hire thirty ...
Page 177
... load him into a duffel , and Karma can carry him over the goddamn cliff ! ” The note had other news , which nearly got lost in the heat of the moment . Several days earlier , on the way back from Mugu , Karan and Cinon had met some ...
... load him into a duffel , and Karma can carry him over the goddamn cliff ! ” The note had other news , which nearly got lost in the heat of the moment . Several days earlier , on the way back from Mugu , Karan and Cinon had met some ...
Page 267
... loads . The loads were all leaned against the wall in a long line , and when a number was picked , seventy - five porters plus assorted onlookers fol- lowed Karan to find the load , crowding and shouting and laughing— back and forth ...
... loads . The loads were all leaned against the wall in a long line , and when a number was picked , seventy - five porters plus assorted onlookers fol- lowed Karan to find the load , crowding and shouting and laughing— back and forth ...
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