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Dr. Ferguson's anxieties -- Persistent movement southward -- A cloud of grasshoppers -- A view of Jenné -- A view of Sego -- Change of the wind -- Joe's regrets.
The flow of the river was, at that point, divided by large islands into narrow branches, with a very rapid current. Upon one among them stood some shepherds' huts, but it had become impossible to take an exact observation of them, because the speed of the balloon was constantly increasing. Unfortunately, it turned still more toward the south, and in a few moments crossed Lake Debo.