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Again he embarked with his Friends upon the ships and continued his voyage down the river until he came to the confluence of the rivers named above with the Indus.1 As these mighty streams flowed together, many dangerous eddies were created and these, making the ships collide with each other, caused much damage. The current was swift and violent and overcame the skill of the helmsmen. Two of the galleys were sunk and not a few of the other vessels ran aground.

1 Both Curtius 9.4.8-14 and Arrian. 6.4.4-5.4 speak of the confluence of the Hydaspes and the Acesines, rightly. The Indus joins the system much further to the south.

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