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Page 66
... merchant vessel , and setting sail proceeded towards the south - west with the first of the favourable winter monsoon ... merchants then gave goods according to the prices marked and took away the goods they wanted . 66 TRAVELS OF FA - HSIEN.
... merchant vessel , and setting sail proceeded towards the south - west with the first of the favourable winter monsoon ... merchants then gave goods according to the prices marked and took away the goods they wanted . 66 TRAVELS OF FA - HSIEN.
Page 76
... merchants wished to get aboard the smaller vessel ; but the men on the latter , fearing that they would be swamped by numbers quickly cut the tow - rope in two . The merchants were terrified , for death was close at hand ; and fearing ...
... merchants wished to get aboard the smaller vessel ; but the men on the latter , fearing that they would be swamped by numbers quickly cut the tow - rope in two . The merchants were terrified , for death was close at hand ; and fearing ...
Page 79
... merchants wavered and did not dare to land him just then . Meanwhile , the sky was constantly darkened and the captain lost his reckoning . So they went on for seventy days until the provisions and water were nearly exhausted , and they ...
... merchants wavered and did not dare to land him just then . Meanwhile , the sky was constantly darkened and the captain lost his reckoning . So they went on for seventy days until the provisions and water were nearly exhausted , and they ...
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