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![Endless quest for pasture and water defines the life still adhered to by most Somalis, such as this family crossing a dry riv...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/d347831c-9fd9-11e3-8e38-61cae280eda8/104151_xgaplus.jpg)
Endless quest for pasture and water defines the life still adhered to by most Somalis, such as this family crossing a dry riverbed near Bur Acaba. Symbols of wealth and status, and never ridden except by the sick, camels carry disassembled huts and their supplies.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
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