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The Budini, however, do not speak the same language as the Geloni,
nor is their mode of life the same. They are the aboriginal people of
the country, and are nomads; unlike any of the neighbouring races,
they eat lice. The Geloni on the contrary, are tillers of the soil,
eat bread, have gardens, and both in shape and complexion are quite
different from the Budini. The Greeks notwithstanding call these
latter Geloni; but it is a mistake to give them the name. Their
country is thickly planted with trees of all manner of kinds. In the
very woodiest part is a broad deep lake, surrounded by marshy ground
with reeds growing on it. Here otters are caught, and beavers, with
another sort of animal which has a square face. With the skins of this
last the natives border their capotes: and they also get from them a
remedy, which is of virtue in diseases of the womb.
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