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1MarcoPoloandHisTravels"Whenamanisridingthroughthisdesertbynightandforsomereason-fallingasleeporanythingelse-hegetsseparatedfr

omhiscompanionsandwantstorejointhem,hehearsspiritvoicestalkingtohimasiftheywerehiscompanions,sometimesevencall

inghimbyname.Oftenthesevoiceslurehimawayfromthepathandheneverfindsitagain,andmanytravelershavegotlostanddiedbeca

useofthis.Sometimesinthenighttravelershearanoiseliketheclatterofagreatcompanyofridersawayfromtheroad;iftheybelievethatthesearesomeoftheirowncom

panyandheadforthenoise,theyfindthemselvesindeeptroublewhendaylightcomesandtheyrealizetheirmistake.Thereweresomewho,incrossingthedesert,hav

ebeenahostofmencomingtowardsthemand,suspectingthattheywererobbers,returning,theyhavegonehopelesslyastray....Evenbydaylightmenh

earthesespiritvoices,andoftenyoufancyyouarelisteningtothestrainsofmanyinstruments,especiallydrums,andtheclashof

arms.Forthisreasonbandsoftravelersmakeapointofkeepingveryclosetogether.Beforetheygotosleeptheysetupasignpointin

ginthedirectioninwhichtheyhavetotravel,androundthenecksofalltheirbeaststheyfastenlittlebells,sothatbylisteningtothesoundtheymayprev

entthemfromstrayingoffthepath."----MarcoPolo,TravelsMarcoPolo(1254-1324),isprobablythemostfamousWesterne

rtraveledontheSilkRoad.Heexcelledalltheothertravelersinhisdetermination,hiswriting,andhisinfluence.HisjourneythroughAsialasted24years.

Hereachedfurtherthananyofhispredecessors,beyondMongoliatoChina.HebecameaconfidantofKublaiKhan(1214-1294).HetraveledthewholeofChina

andreturnedtotellthetale,whichbecamethegreatesttravelogue.