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0326 Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1
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Tawakkel, who escorted me with two picturesque attendants
carrying falcons as a sign of his dignity, took leave. A present of
some Russian ten-rouble gold pieces was to reward him for the
services he had rendered, not too willingly perhaps, but still
effectively, and to assure his good will in keeping open our com-
munications while we were in the desert. The first march was a
very short one, to a deserted shepherd station ('satma') by the
side of the river ; for following the advice of the guides, I wished to
let all our animals have a plentiful drink in the evening before
entering the sands eastward. On the following morning we struck