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'The missionaries, with all their authority, could not prevail on the Indians to penetrate farther into the cavern.

As the vault grew lower, the cries of the Guacharos became more shrill.

We were obliged to yield to the pusillanimity of our guides, and trace back our steps.

The appearance of the cavern was indeed very uniform.

We find that a bishop of St.Thomas of Guiana had gone farther than ourselves.