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On this account the large river which is in the
country was called Rio del Tison [Firebrand River]. It is a very great river and is more than two leagues
wide at its mouth; here it is half a league across.

After he had seen this, the captain turned back to go up the river, without going down to the sea to find
a ford by which to cross to the other side, so as to follow the other bank. After they had gone five or
six days, it seemed to them as if they could cross on rafts.