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Show ( iorrential forxential ) discharge which 673 might come ( down-Hie downHie ) creek ; were wondering whether that would be ( brought 'brought brought ) down to us . Saw the clouds go over , and heard the crash of the thunder ; knew the rain was falling , and wondered whether the flood would come down upon our camp , and were greatly ( re- re ) lieved the water did not come down Waweep . If ( that -that that ) came in at all , it was below ; no effect at all on them . The following day there was one of the most ( spectacular spectaculdr ) storms he ever remembers , either at sea or on land , one of the very rare instances in which he thinks human beings have been allowed to get that near to a heavy cloudburst and yet ( en- en ) tirely without danger . Near the heart of a ( cloud cloud- cloud ) ( burst 'burst burst ) as he understands it there is a fall of solid , , water ; not a rain , in the sense that they know it . , ( R . 2578 . ) Saw these heavy clouds gathering ; had been on the river but a little way ; pulled in , moored . the boats as efficiently as we could against the bank , . and retired , not in a deeply inset cave , but under , a good , solid overhang of the sandstone cliff , which made them perfectly safe from any direct fall ( over- over ) ( head 'head head ) . Saw this dark cloud come across as solid * and tangible a ( thing---almost thingalmost ) as solid and tangible as an enormous Zepplin passing through the air ; saw the belly of this cloud ( begin -begin begin ) to sag with the weight of the water ; watched the black mass of nimbus until it went over a sharp pointed butte . The action seemed to have the effect almost of 321 ( 0T-31-VOL 0T31VOL ) . 1-43 |