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At the first cry of the maukawis -- that is to say, at sunrise -- the adventurers awoke.
The night had been calm. They had slept with nothing to disturb their rest. Iced, however, by the abundant dew which had filtered through their blankets during their sleep, they hurriedly rose to restore the circulation of their blood and warm their stiffened limbs.