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0332 Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 / Page 332 (Color Image)

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for our long stay. The dead trees of ancient orchards could alone
supply it, and their occurrence in various parts of the ruined site
was very unequal. As soon as the baggage had been unloaded at
the point which appeared best to answer these conditions, I hastened
to despatch the camels under Ahmad Merghen's guidance on their
three days' journey eastwards to the Keriya Darya. There in the
jungle lining the river's course they were to find the fodder they so
badly needed, and to gather fresh strength for subsequent desert
marches. The donkeys, too, which had carried the men's food
supplies, with the meagrest rations for themselves, were sent back
to Tawakkel under the care of two of the villagers.