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... tion , I asked him , " Why do you keep a servant that cheats all three of us ? ” He smiled and said , " Ali is fond of horses and mules and gives them the very best of care ; if an animal goes lame , he will walk for days rather than ...
... tion , I asked him , " Why do you keep a servant that cheats all three of us ? ” He smiled and said , " Ali is fond of horses and mules and gives them the very best of care ; if an animal goes lame , he will walk for days rather than ...
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... tion compulsory throughout Tunisia , and even in the far - away Troglodyte villages small schools are to be found , which as a rule are attended only by the boys , but some of the broad - minded and intelligent . Arabs are sending their ...
... tion compulsory throughout Tunisia , and even in the far - away Troglodyte villages small schools are to be found , which as a rule are attended only by the boys , but some of the broad - minded and intelligent . Arabs are sending their ...
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... tion Building itself that would have been next to go . THE FAMOUS CUCARACHA SLIDE The other principal type of slide is rep- resented by Cucaracha , a mass of soft earth with no rock reaching down deep enough or holding strong enough to ...
... tion Building itself that would have been next to go . THE FAMOUS CUCARACHA SLIDE The other principal type of slide is rep- resented by Cucaracha , a mass of soft earth with no rock reaching down deep enough or holding strong enough to ...
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... tion of the west breakwater at Colon . It was thought that that breakwater would be sufficient to insure a safe harbor . The line of the canal at Colon is due north and south , and the most destructive storms , the " northers , " are ...
... tion of the west breakwater at Colon . It was thought that that breakwater would be sufficient to insure a safe harbor . The line of the canal at Colon is due north and south , and the most destructive storms , the " northers , " are ...
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... tion repeated once more will cause the boat to float out on the level of Gatun Lake . The filling of the lower chamber of Gatun lock for the first time is shown in the picture on page 164. The gate on which all the men are standing is ...
... tion repeated once more will cause the boat to float out on the level of Gatun Lake . The filling of the lower chamber of Gatun lock for the first time is shown in the picture on page 164. The gate on which all the men are standing is ...
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