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(having been relieved of taem by other officials earlier) and threw us into jail. The vil- lage guard eventually decided to report us to a higher au- thority and commandeered the only transport--our remaining motor bike. They ordered me to ride it and sent me off across the desert with an armed es- napped. "T was sitting in a cafe writ- ing," he explained.,"'An Afghan caine in and I started to talk to inm. He said 'whisky' which sounded like a good idea to me and we went into his large, chauffeur-driven car. "Then I found myself whisked away into the mountains at high jspeea and was eventually re- iduced to hitting him, When I got away I had to walk the 15 miles back to town along a dark to leave Johnson was kid- BS i ia ae al da Zs i) i a EERE G GEG SPN GRO GEOG The students were Stanley) A rt. 'mountain road at 2 a.m." Johnson of Exeter College ana|ttek th rough mountains ie 'I lost the escort by tipping) The adventurers -- by now triguing as those of the 13th|Giles Watkins of Keble College, Camelback. \the bike over on his foot and|three again--crossed the Khy- century Venetian traveller. bovh 20. With them was profes-| Meanwhile, Johnson and dejleft tum there for a passing|bcr Pass and set off through They started out on two mo-|siona: photographer Michel de Larrabeiti reached the tiny|camel train to pick up. I|India, sitting one behind the torcycles and came back with|Larrabeiti, 28. |Iraman village of Aveh, which|whipped back to collect ourjother on the surviving motor one, having left the other in| "The real aim of our journey|Marco Polo throught was the) passports and we got away." |bixe--the other having been left Iran. They also brought back a|was to demonstrate that there|home of the three wise men. | Their lights failed, but they!behind in Tehran. But they fund of stories of arrests, alis stil! room in the world for) "We spent the night there,|crossed a high, windy pass at\didn't get to China. : kidnapping and a camel trek.|mad enterprises and still peo-|gazed (p at the stars and de-| night and arrived in Afghanis-| The reason, they said: There| When they arrived at the|p'e who are willing to carry|cided it was so beautiful that/tai. . jwas no trace of a road to be} Afghan - Chinese border they|them out,' said Johnson. one of the wise men probably! The evening before they were|fcund. | turned with tales almost as in- JANUARY 3, 4, 5, 6 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES | FOOD PRICES urvecrive 1GA GRAPEFRUIT JUICE - PEACHES 19. PEARS '19: 19: CHOICE TOMATOES 19: PANTRY SHELF BONITA TUNA RAYMOND SLICED PICKLED BEETS PEEK FREAN BISCUITS 20-02. TINS 62: 15-0Z, TINS 28-0Z. 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