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After lunch, we finally began moving down the Nile         Egyptians in bright blue rowboats
           headed to the small market town of Esna. Ron was             make a beeline for cruise boats as
           feeling considerably better by them as we sat on             they approach the lock looking to
           the top deck with other Pharaohs, marveling at the           make some quick sales. Opposite
           majesty of this historic river and cooling down with         top: Two old style river boat sails
           a splash in the pool and some icy libations. We were         past the St George.
           beginning to bond.
             Before docking in Esna, we approached the pri-
           mary lock on the Nile, a bridge-like concrete structure
           that stretched across the river. On the right bank,
           Egyptians had gathered to see the show. And what


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