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large detached bastion built against the flank of the
almost perpendicular stone, leads up to the great gateway,
in the deep recess of which— then partly supported
by two stout wooden pillars and of no great strength
— there hung from the ceiling four huge stuffed carcases
of dongs or wild yaks, with artificial eyes and tongues
Stuffed yaks hanging from the ceiling of the main gateway of the jong.
protruding in a fearsome way. But the beasts were
falling to pieces from age, and rather resembled badly
stitched leather bags than anything else. Everything
that could fall from them—hair, horns, hoofs— had
already fallen, and handfuls of the straw stuffing bulged
out from every seam. After passing the gateway the
road zigzags upwards again, protected by a rough breast