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" Cows, after leaving the low lands near the coast, are found to be plentiful everywhere, and to produce milk in small quantities, from which butter is made. "
Small
Leaving
Milk
" Each tribe has its characteristics, it is true. "
True
Tribe
Characteristics
" In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa. "
Interesting
Important
Africa
" I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation. "
Good
Where
Those
" I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners. "
Trust
Trying
Sorry
" My first occupation was to map the country. "
Occupation
Country
First
" So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig. "
Trouble
Wild
Find
" The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion. "
Fact
Motion
Line
" The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen. "
Much
Heard
Lion
" The rest of my work, besides sketching and keeping a diary, which was the most troublesome of all, consisted in making geological and zoological collections. "
Sketching
Rest
Most
" Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death. "
Death
Twins
Power
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