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Helpless and Hopeless

           Aburningatmosphereheightenedtheirdiscomfort.Glenarvanandhisfriendscouldonlygohalfamileanhour.Shouldthislackoffoodandwatercontinuetillevening,theywouldallsinkontheroad,nevertoriseagain.

           Butwheneverythingfailsaman,andhefindshimselfwithoutresources,attheverymomentwhenhefeelshemustgiveup,thenProvidencestepsin.WaterpresenteditselfintheCEPHALOTES,aspeciesofcup-shapedflower,filledwithrefreshingliquid,whichhungfromthebranchesofcoralliform-shapedbushes.Theyallquenchedtheirthirstwiththese,andfeltnewlifereturning.

           Theonlyfoodtheycouldfindwasthesameasthenativeswereforcedtosubsistupon,whentheycouldfindneithergame,norserpents,norinsects.Paganeldiscoveredinthedrybedofacreek,aplantwhoseexcellentpropertieshadbeenfrequentlydescribedbyoneofhiscolleaguesintheGeographicalSociety.

           ItwastheNARDOU,acryptogamousplantofthefamilyMarsilacea,andthesamewhichkeptBurkeandKingaliveinthedesertsoftheinterior.Underitsleaves,whichresembledthoseofthetrefoil,thereweredriedsporulesaslargeasalentil,andthesesporules,whencrushedbetweentwostones,madeasortofflour.Thiswasconvertedintocoarsebread,whichstilledthepangsofhungeratleast.Therewasagreatabundanceofthisplantgrowinginthedistrict,andOlbinettgatheredalargesupply,sothattheyweresureoffoodforseveraldays.

           Thenextday,the24th,Mulradywasabletowalkpartoftheway.Hiswoundwasentirelycicatrized.

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