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BOAT-BUILDING. 35
Meanwhile, an unwonted silence reigned around the fire
on the bank. The Mussulmans were seated in a ring round
a common dish, out of which each man helped himself with
his fingers. They began the meal with " Bismillah, Rah-
man Errahim " ( = In the name of God the Merciful, the
Compassionate !), and when they had finished they stroked
their beards or their chins, and cried all together " Allahu
Ekbar " ( = God is great !).
Natives of the Tarim Region.
Very soon after that the day’s labours were brought to
an end, by the men stretching themselves almost naked on
their felt carpets round the blazing fire.
Sunburnt and copper-brown as they were, lying there in
the red fire-shine, they put me in mind of Indians resting
after a day’s foraging. But for some time after they
started their distant " saw-mills," I sat writing away at
my table, entering up in my diary the experiences of the
day. The tent canvas was flung back so that the night,
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