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... without inserting any of the poison it uses to thin the thick blood of a new arrival , and enable it to make a meal . The new comer , on the other hand , has all the advantage on his side in being able to withstand the intense heat.
... without inserting any of the poison it uses to thin the thick blood of a new arrival , and enable it to make a meal . The new comer , on the other hand , has all the advantage on his side in being able to withstand the intense heat.
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Reminiscences of Boer Life Edward F. Sandeman. his side in being able to withstand the intense heat , and in bearing up against its enervating effect . Over and over again I have seen residents , and even natives , almost prostrate in ...
Reminiscences of Boer Life Edward F. Sandeman. his side in being able to withstand the intense heat , and in bearing up against its enervating effect . Over and over again I have seen residents , and even natives , almost prostrate in ...
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... sides , and from there get a view of the surrounding country . After lunch , my steed - known as " The Blue , " from a very extraordinary tinge of that colour which distin- guished it from an iron grey - was brought up , and I set off ...
... sides , and from there get a view of the surrounding country . After lunch , my steed - known as " The Blue , " from a very extraordinary tinge of that colour which distin- guished it from an iron grey - was brought up , and I set off ...
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... side of the hill a well - beaten track marked out the road , but , when once on the level , the track disappeared altogether , and I rode on in the direction I knew the hotel to be , until I found myself in rather a fix , for straight ...
... side of the hill a well - beaten track marked out the road , but , when once on the level , the track disappeared altogether , and I rode on in the direction I knew the hotel to be , until I found myself in rather a fix , for straight ...
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... side we ultimately decided on making our hunting - ground , we could not be wrong in going to Pretoria , the capital of the Transvaal , as there we should be able to obtain the latest and most trust- worthy advice both as to the ...
... side we ultimately decided on making our hunting - ground , we could not be wrong in going to Pretoria , the capital of the Transvaal , as there we should be able to obtain the latest and most trust- worthy advice both as to the ...
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