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came almoſt up to my Chin; when bending mine Eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human Creature not ſix inches high, with a Bow and Arrow in his Hands, and a Quiver at his Back. In the mean time, I felt at leaſt forty more of the ſame kind (as I conjectured) following the firſt. I was in the utmoſt Aſtoniſhment, and roared ſo loud, that they all ran back in a fright; and ſome of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the Falls they got by leaping from my ſides upon the Ground. However, they ſoon returned, and one of them, who ventured ſo far as to get a full ſight of my Face, lifting up his Hands and Eyes by Way of Admiration, cryed out in a ſhrill, but diſtinct Voice, Hekinah Degul: The others repeated the ſame Words ſeveral times, but I then knew not what they meant. I lay all this while, as the Reader may believe, in great Uneaſineſs: at length, ſtruggling to get looſe, I had the fortune to break the Strings and wrench out the Pegs that faſtened myleft