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January Wednesday 18 1905

Umm idj-Djimâl 7:30 A.M. Temp. 38 ° Baro. S 27.30 Baro. L 27.55
Calm, Ciirrus clouds 1/3. Beautiful day.

Fine moon-light night in ruins. Succeed in finding a sheep
which was without lamb - had to pay an English pound for it,
and had it killed to make a feast, [fantasicc?] for muleteers.
After they had gorged themselves with it, they squatted in a line
on the ground, and two or three of their number danced & sang in
front of them, cutting up all kinds of rough & uncouth antics, with the
others joining in the choruses of the songs and clapping their
hands. They all had huskey voices, and every evidence of
intoxication, although they hadn't had a drop of liquor. One man
immitated the growl of a camel perfectly. It was all a weird
experience in the ruins and the moonlight, with the desert waste on all
sides.

January Wednesday 18 1905

Umm idj-Djimâl 7:30 A.M. Temp. 38 ° Baro. S 27.30 Baro. L 27.55
Calm, Ciirrus clouds 1/3. Beautiful day.

Fine moon-light night in ruins. Succeed in finding a sheep
which was without lamb - had to pay an English pound for it,
and had it killed to make a feast, [fantasicc?] for muleteers.