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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Thursday, 25 November 1909
[See Introduction to The Vision and the Voice for background information] [Map of Crowley's travel through Algeria]
At Sidi-Aïssa. A bitter night; yet we did the 27th Æthyr [the evening of the 24th];[1] and today, it turned fine and warm after lunch and we found a sheltered uala-bank in the desert and got the 26th.[2] Left by the diligence[3] 3:45 for Aïn-El-Hadjel over an absolutely barren desert, very flat. Very cold; most glorious moonlight. Arrived about 7:30. Aïn-El-Hadjel is a little Arab village, very charming to look at. They gave us nice bread and coffee to supplement our store.
1—The Vision and the Voice gives the time as 8:00 - 9:00 P.M. on 24 November. 2—The Vision and the Voice gives the time as 1:10 - 2:00 P.M. 3—A diligence is a type of stage-coach.
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