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CHAPTER VII.

RETURN TO PASSEROEWAN—START FOR MALANG—INCONVENIENCES WHICH MAY ARISE FROM NOT KNOWING THE DUTCH LANGUAGE—CASCADE OF BAÖNG—OUR INCREDULITY—SEEING IS BELIEVING—RUINS OF SINGASARI—NATIVE TRADITION—MALANG INTERVIEW WITH THE RESIDENT—PER PLENING DIFFICULTY—IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING FRENCH—_ ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—FERTILITY OF THE SOJL—THE SAWAH SERPENT—A DISTURBED SIESTA—SINGULAR STOCKING—NARROW ESCAPE— TOBACCO FIELDS—VISIT TO THE REGENT.

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