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The well itself resembled those already described, and appeared to have a good supply, so much so that we started at once to water the camels, which had had no drink since August 21st, a period of seventeen days, with the exception of two gallons apiece at Warri Well, where the parakeelia grew. By midnight all but three Satan, Redleap, and Misery had drunk as much as they could hold.
Our change of camp made no difference in the feed, for on the 9th another camel was found dead in the morning poor Redleap, who had never once shown a sign of giving in, killed in a matter of a few minutes.
There is, perhaps, a small amount of risk in travelling in wet weather, for when a camel does slip he does so with a vengeance; each foot seems to take a different direction and thus, spread-eagled under a heavy load, he might suffer a severe strain or even break a bone. Redleap fell once, but, happily, neither hurt himself nor the load.
On September 28th I chronicled a most remarkable fact, viz., that the two camels Satan and Redleap had had no more than thirteen gallons of water in the preceding thirty-eight days a wonderful exhibition of endurance and pluck in this burning weather and barren country. It came about in this way: August 22nd. At Woodhouse Lagoon they had a full drink in the morning. August 29th.
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