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This gave the Shaykhs a good opportunity of fearing greatly for the safety of their people, and of delaying our march as much as possible. Resuming the road at 2.30 p.m., we entered the western prolongation of the Wady el-Birkah. There have been some wells in the bed; but all are now filled up, and water must be carried from El-Birkah.
The Wady Laylah, draining both the Shafah and the Tihamah ranges, including the block El-Ward, assumes, as usual, various names: we shall follow it till it is received into the mighty arms of the Wady Hamz, some three miles from the sea. After riding eight hours, we sighted the long line of Daum-palms which announce the approach to El-Birkah, "the Tank."
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