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The Sirhan

p 176, line, Roberts, 46 x 93 mm

Signature, 'Roberts', trc, and handwritten title, 'The Valley of The Sirhan', brc. Four naked men dealing with a snake at left.

p 251 [tr ed p 269] - 'On my dry patience they grated a little because the plague of snakes which had been with us since our first entry into Sirhan today rose to memorable height, and became a terror.'


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