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Updated: May 19, 2025

Their food too was not so unpalatable; they boiled a thick mess of coarse black flour, which was eaten with sweet milk. September 6th. We raised anchor at one o'clock in the morning, and in about five hours arrived at the island Eken, which consists entirely of rock, and is surrounded by a multitude of smaller islets and cliffs. This is one of the most important stations in the lake.

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