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Rio Grande Valley Morning Scenes and Trade Along a Border Trail
A reflective account describes dawn along the Rio Grande Valley near Canon Grande de la Santa Helena with vivid natural imagery. The narrative follows two travelers a roving Mexican trader and a robust caballero as they barter goods including goat hides and textiles, while wildlife and landscape shift from dawn quiet to heat blistering. The scene ends with the traders crossing the Rio Grande, watchful as the volcanic Castaston valley bathes in sunrise colors. Kos The piece closes with an advertisement for abstract services by Trans-Pecos Abstract Co in Alpine Texas.
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