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They wished to know from whence we came, what sort of people dwelt "without," what God we worshiped, our religious beliefs, the mode of living in our strange land, and a thousand other things. THEY WISHED TO KNOW FROM WHENCE WE CAME WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE DWELT WITHOUT WHAT GOD WE WORSHIPPED OUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS THE MODE OF LIVING IN OUR STRANGE LAND AND A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS
 lavish exuberance, and fruit of all kinds possessed the most delicate flavor. Clusters of grapes four and five feet in length, each grape as large as an orange, and apples larger than a man's head typified the wonderful growth of all things on the "inside" of the earth. The great redwood trees of California would be considered mere underbrush compared with the giant forest trees extending for miles and miles in all directions. In many directions along the foothills of the mountains vast herds of cattle were seen during the last day of our travel on the river. We heard much of a city called "Eden," but were kept at "Jehu" for an entire year. By the end of that time we had learned to speak fairly well the language of this strange race of people. Our instructors, Jules Galdea and his wife, exhibited a patience that was truly commendable. One day an envoy from the Ruler at "Eden" came to see us, and for two whole days my father and myself were put through a series of surprising questions.  MUSIC VEGETATION GREW IN LAVISH EXUBERANCE AND FRUIT OF ALL KINDS POSSESSED THE MOST DELICATE FLAVOR CLUSTERS OF GRAPES FOUR AND FIVE FEET IN LENGTH EACH GRAPE AS LARGE AS AN ORANGE AND APPLES LARGER THAN A MAN'S HEAD TYPIFIED THE WONDERFUL GROWTH OF ALL THINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH THE GREAT REDWOOD TREES OF CALIFORNIA WOULD BE CONSIDERED MERE UNDERBRUSH COMPARED WITH THE GIANT FOREST TREES EXTENDING FOR MILES AND MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN MANY DIRECTIONS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS VAST HERDS OF CATTLE WERE SEEN DURING THE LAST DAY OF OUR TRAVEL ON THE RIVER WE HEARD MUCH OF A CITY CALLED EDEN BUT WERE KEPT AT JEHOU FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR BY THE END OF THAT TIME WE HAD LEARNED TO SPEAK FAIRLY WELL THE LANGUAGE OF THIS STRANGE RACE OF PEOPLE OUR INSTRUCTORS JULES GAUDIA AND HIS WIFE EXHIBITED A PATIENCE THAT WAS TRULY COMMENDABLE ONE DAY AN ENVOY FROM THE RULER EDEN CAME TO SEE US AND FOR TWO WHOLE DAYS MY FATHER AND MYSELF WERE PUT THROUGH A SERIES OF SURPRISING QUESTIONS
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