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He plucks fruit or berries for about thirty seconds and then ducks his head into his bucket of water for a fresh breath. Then he proceeds as before. HE PLUCKS FRUIT OR BERRIES FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS AND THEN DUCKS HIS HEAD INTO HIS BUCKET OF WATER FOR A FRESH BREATH THEN HE PROCEEDS AS BEFORE
se water dwellers relish certain land animals more than we do fish. Of course the land strips are not inhabited by human beings, but vegetation is abundant, similar to that found in our tropical regions. Many kinds of fruit, growing on the land, are sought after by the masters of the water. In the season when certain fruits are ripe whole expeditions go out to gather them. But how can they live away from the great body of water while plucking these fruits? Let me tell you how they manage it. They have what we would call water-wagons, very wide and short, and equipped with buckets. At the rear of one of these strangely shaped carriages stand four or six men abreast immersing their heads in the water of the wagon for a fresh breath as often as necessity requires. Thus they are enabled to travel over land to any desired locality, always being careful to keep near enough the water to cover any emergency. When they arrive at the fruit each man takes his bucket of water and proceeds to work. IZE INTO THE WATER THESE WATER DWELLERS RELISH SHIRT LAND ANIMALS MORE THAN WE DO FISH OF COURSE THE LANDSCRIPTS ARE NOT INHABITED BY HUMAN BEINGS BUT VEGETATION IS ABUNDANT SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN OUR TROPICAL REASONS MANY KINDS OF FRUIT GROWING ON THE LAND ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY THE MASTERS OF THE WATER IN THE SEASON WHEN CERTAIN FRUITS ARE RIPE WHOLE EXPEDITIONS GO OUT TOGETHER BUT HOW CAN THEY LIVE AWAY FROM THE GREAT BODY OF WATER WHILE PLUCKING THESE FRUITS LET ME TELL YOU HOW THEY MANAGE IT THEY HAVE WHAT WE WOULD CALL WATER WAGONS VERY WIDE AND SHORT AND EQUIPPED WITH BUCKETS AT THE REAR OF ONE OF THESE STRANGELY SHAPED CARRIAGES STAND FOUR OR SIX MEN ABREAST IMMERSING THEIR HEADS IN THE WATER OF THE WAGON FOR A FRESH BREATH AS OFTEN AS NECESSITY REQUIRES THUS THEY ARE ENABLED TO TRAVEL OVER LAND TO ANY DESIRED LOCALITY ALWAYS BEING CAREFUL TO KEEP NEAR ENOUGH TO THE WATER TO COVER ANY EMERGENCY WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE FRUIT EACH MAN TAKES HIS BUCKET OF WATER AND PROCEEDS TO WORK
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