But this time instead of the contrary ("the animals are cleverly disguised mules") consider this potential ground for doubt: "there are many cleverly disguised mules within my perceptual field".
There are mules and camels to ride and mountain bikes to rent, but I couldn't resist trying the nine-hole "cross country" golf course, which runs along a nearby rocky riverbed and is more akin to crazy golf.
"The days spent on foot, or by the sides of mules, afford the greatest satisfaction," she wrote.
Two mules trotted past laden with sacks knobbly with chestnuts, the muleteer calling out a cheerful greeting.
Now tourists can join the migration, accompanying the tribe – along with mules and camels to carry tents, tagines, tea-making equipment and the odd chicken (destined not for new lands, but the cooking pot).
Instead of camels, the trip is accompanied by mules, which the children can ride too.
"Mules old enough to travel well were unavailable at any price," writes Brands.
Their mules quietly eat grass.A slippery slope to war?A larger worry is that countries with high-performance military robots may be more inclined to launch attacks.
Notably, he has ignored governments' pleas for clemency for Australian, Brazilian and French drug mules facing execution.Retail and brewer groups are now pressing the government to reconsider its beer ban and to allow a one-year period for consultations.
He oversaw every stage in heroin-making, from paying farmers who grew poppies on the hilly plots of the Triangle to the transport of raw gum, in huge sacks, on the backs of hundreds of mules treading narrow jungle paths to the markets and refineries on the border with Thailand, to shipment overseas.
Hong Kongers expect higher payment for acting as "mules", but there is high demand.
