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The Kingdom Behind Glass
The road, or rather path, we went along was rather broader than the usual West African brush path, but only fit for marching in single file.
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The Kingdom Behind Glass
It was then about 3 p.m., and we were walking in much the same order as when we started.
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The Kingdom Behind Glass
That seemed to go back almost to the last village we had passed. At the first shot, we couldn't believe that the firing was in earnest and thought, as someone suggested, that it was only a salute in our honor.
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The Kingdom Behind Glass
The idea was soon exploded by the cries from our wretched carriers and yells from the Benin men.
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The Kingdom Behind Glass
On a strip of road about 15 yards long were the bodies of some six or seven of our unfortunate carriers lying on the road.