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about for a means of transportation to the magical city of gilt-drums and minarets. A horse-drawn carriage seems to be the most fitting for this occassion Before we hire any carriage, however, there is the usual impatient interval of bargaining with the Burmese driver, before an agreement as to the charges is reached. But with all business details settled we get in an and forget everything except the unallayed pleasure of a visit to the [Shundagon?].
The hoses start off with the brisk trot but soon they move slowly and still more slowly. They [loiter?] along the roadside, and prespire in the tepid sun. The air is hot and heavy with clinging dust particles. Tired trees; lean fields and houses with fanciful embroidered roofs pointing spikes to the sky crawl by. Sacred cattle come and go. And over all wing feathered creatures of the air as they swoop and glide and race against a back ground of faded pale sky.

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3 about for a means of transportation to the magical city of gilt-drums and minarets. A horse-drawn carriage seems to be the most fitting for this occassion Before we hire any carriage, however, there is the usual impatient interval of bargaining with the Burmese driver, before an agreement as to the charges is reached. But with all business details settled we get in an and forget everything except the unallayed pleasure of a visit to the [Shundagon?]. The hoses start off with the brisk trot but soon they move slowly and still more slowly. They [loiter?] along the roadside, and prespire in the tepid sun. The air is hot and heavy with clinging dust particles. Tired trees; lean fields and houses with fanciful embroidered roofs pointing spikes to the sky crawl by. Sacred cattle come and go. And over all wing feathered creatures of the air as they swoop and glide and race against a back ground of faded pale sky.