On the street all was commotion.
People seemed afraid to return to their houses. Tibetans and Chinese were equally alarmed. Old residents seemed convinced that nothing: like this had happened for " long, time. Walls came crashing down, lo their appearance, shaky beams in bridges gave way and after the shock had passed many began to realize what an unstable thing the earth was after all.
That this serious earthquake portends more serious trouble everyone is convinced. The lamas, true to their superstitious training, informed the people, that the: following day at noon an earthquake would come and turn the buildings upside down,
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