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Tághajít—Character of the Borderers—New Alarms—Order of Battle—Mohammed Bóro—A Tardy Acknowledgment—Formidable Threats—The Compromise—Mountains of Ásben—Valley of Tídik—Sad Disappointment—Definitive Attack—The Pillage—_Cucifera Thebaïca_—Selúfiet—Tintagh-odé, the Settlement of the Merábetín—Short State of Supplies—A Desert Torrent—Arrival of the Escort—Valley of Fódet—Camel-Races—Parting of Friends—Valley of Afís—New Troubles—Arrival at Tin-téllust—The English Hill.