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The Karagwah -- Lake Ukéréoué -- A night on an island -- The equator -- Crossing the lake -- The cascades -- A view of the country -- The sources of the Nile -- The island of Benga -- The signature of Andrea Debono -- The flag with the arms of England.
At five o'clock in the morning, preparations for departure commenced. Joe, with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered, broke the elephant's tusks. The balloon, restored to liberty, sped away to the northwest with our travellers, at the rate of eighteen miles per hour.