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Page 209
... river a pathway was made of roughly - hewn planks so that you should not have to walk in the mud of the track , but when the tide is low you have to climb up slippery banks of mud , dark and slimy , into which you sink knee - deep ...
... river a pathway was made of roughly - hewn planks so that you should not have to walk in the mud of the track , but when the tide is low you have to climb up slippery banks of mud , dark and slimy , into which you sink knee - deep ...
Page 221
... river . We didn't know where it was , and it made one feel like one of the old explorers ; we took soundings , and tried to judge by the shape of the coast - line where we were . We knew there was a light at the entrance to the river ...
... river . We didn't know where it was , and it made one feel like one of the old explorers ; we took soundings , and tried to judge by the shape of the coast - line where we were . We knew there was a light at the entrance to the river ...
Page 284
... river and had not the penny to pay the ferryman , so he walked across the river on his feet . Another Yogi hearing of this said the miracle was only worth the penny it would have cost to cross by ferry . A Yogi wanted to go somewhere by ...
... river and had not the penny to pay the ferryman , so he walked across the river on his feet . Another Yogi hearing of this said the miracle was only worth the penny it would have cost to cross by ferry . A Yogi wanted to go somewhere by ...
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