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in the visitor book. A book, I think has been handed to him, but I have never seen him presenting it to visitors. – In case such a book does not exist, I add one which could be given him with necessary instructions. Perhaps, a notice could be fixed on the book telling visitors that the inscription is not obligatory, but as a reminder of their visit on the site only. I would be glad to look through the book next year to see if colleagues or other interesting people have come to Alasia. In Ugarit the visitor book is extremely interesting: Visitors there often wright their appreciation or observations in the book.
Bird sanctuary. It was agreed with you that the grounds of Alasia and those of the expedition house is a birdsanctuary for island birds and migrants. Since the trees have been planted birds are nesting here and migrants take a rest. Now with his trained hunting dogs, the guard Jorgalis is hunting the birds & collected again this morning a migrant who was too exhausted to fly off. I reminded him of
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