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Beyond the Budini, as one goes northward, first there is a desert,
seven days' journey across; after which, if one inclines somewhat to
the east, the Thyssagetae are reached, a numerous nation quite
distinct from any other, and living by the chase. Adjoining them,
and within the limits of the same region, are the people who bear the
name of Iyrcae; they also support themselves by hunting, which they
practise in the following manner. The hunter climbs a tree, the whole
country abounding in wood, and there sets himself in ambush; he has a
dog at hand, and a horse, trained to lie down upon its belly, and
thus make itself low; the hunter keeps watch, and when he sees his
game, lets fly an arrow; then mounting his horse, he gives the beast
chase, his dog following hard all the while. Beyond these people, a
little to the east, dwells a distinct tribe of Scyths, who revolted
once from the Royal Scythians, and migrated into these parts.
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