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I. BEYOND THE BOSPORUS 1
II. THE ASCENT OF MOUNT ARARAT 43
III. THROUGH PERSIA TO SAMARKAND 83
IV. THE JOURNEY FROM SAMARKAND TO KULDJA 115
V. OVER THE GOBI DESERT AND THROUGH THE WESTERN GATE 149
OF THE GREAT WALL
VI. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF CHINA 207