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~ The lion ensemble relocated to a shaded spot overlooking where the Ewaso Nyiro River would flow, were water available from its sources high about Mt. Kenya. As it was the lionesses contented themselves with a snooze beside the dry riverbed. One served as a sentinel, her exemplary vigilance keeping her on her feet, scanning the landscape. She systematically looked ar all points of the compass, her eyes straining for anything of potential interest. Is she a Diana, skilled in the arts of the hunt, or simply the scout, blessed with excellent vision and unwearied patience?