The Ancient Tea Horse Road: Travels with the Last of the Himalayan Muleteers |
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... eyes strayed into the dis- tance . Then he nodded his head and said , " We should do it . " He hadn't ridiculed the idea ! Our mutual wanderlust and the love of mountains were powerful forces in both of us . We shook hands on it ...
... eyes strayed into the dis- tance . Then he nodded his head and said , " We should do it . " He hadn't ridiculed the idea ! Our mutual wanderlust and the love of mountains were powerful forces in both of us . We shook hands on it ...
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... eyes , eyes that had witnessed much . He spoke in a steady voice of himself , of the people , of the geography , and of the informal ways of the lados . At one point he stopped recounting to ask why a Tibetan wasn't writing the lados ...
... eyes , eyes that had witnessed much . He spoke in a steady voice of himself , of the people , of the geography , and of the informal ways of the lados . At one point he stopped recounting to ask why a Tibetan wasn't writing the lados ...
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... eyes . He had started feeling the tell- tale needlelike pains in his eyes late in the day , then burning sensations and that sure sign , twitching , as his eyes struggled to lubricate the damaged surface . The waiting team retreated off ...
... eyes . He had started feeling the tell- tale needlelike pains in his eyes late in the day , then burning sensations and that sure sign , twitching , as his eyes struggled to lubricate the damaged surface . The waiting team retreated off ...
Contents
Curry Tea Horses and Men | 1 |
The First White | 21 |
Passes in the Sky | 59 |
Copyright | |
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