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UXMAL, THE RUINED CITY.

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stone floor, but they had fallen out centuries ago, leaving only the sockets. Into two of these we fitted the ends of a small sapling, which our Indian cut, and crossed the space twenty

THE MAYA ARCH.

feet beyond with another, and in this manner secured a hanging place for our hammocks. The generous proprietor of the