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Innermostasia 54 - Bridge and "rafik' on Kara-tash River at Bakuchak - China - the 'rafik' was constructed out of branches and logs stuck into the cracks of a sheer wall above a canyon or river to form a kind of artificial ledge - Stein had to pass along many - most were impassable to laden animals, even donkeys.

 

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