| | | | |during the rainy | | | | |season. One or | | | | |two ravines | | | | |serve as drains | | | | |to this area. | | | | |The ruins of | | | | |Ahmed Fedil’s | | | | |“Deim” are still | | | | |visible here. | | | | |This tract once | | | | |formed part of | | | | |the Dinka | | | | |country, but is | | | | |now quite | | | | |uninhabited, | | | | |most of the | | | | |Dinkas having | | | | |migrated to the | | | | |south to escape | | | | |the raids of the | | | | |slave-traders. | | | | |At this point | | | | |the “serut” fly | | | | |makes its first | | | | |appearance, and | | | | |remains an | | | | |unwelcome guest | | | | |throughout the | | | | |journey to | | | | |Kodok. This | | | | |brown fly, which | | | | |is about the | | | | |size of a small | | | | |wasp, has a | | | | |sharp stab, and | | | | |if allowed to | | | | |settle speedily | | | | |draws blood. Not | | | | |poisonous. Road | | | | |200 to 400 yards | | | | |from river.