1. My mission was to film both the giant Malabar squirrels and the flying squirrels.
A. The road twists and turns through this heavily forested track.
B. There was the flying squirrel I had been looking for.
C. It was a misty morning and I traversed now the familiar jungle paths and began a steady drive.
D. As I drove the jeep into a narrow road, my tribal assistant appointed to a large hole in the trunk of a tree.
6. As it was resting, I did not want to disturb and silently moved away from the location.
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Solution

Sentence 1 should be followed by C, as '..began a steady drive' in C supports the 'mission to film' referred in 1. The 'familiar jungle paths..' in C can be explained more from the words 'road twists and turns through this heavily forested track' in A. The '..drove the jeep into a narrow road' in D can be supported when preceded by 'twists' of the road in A. 'B precedes 6 – the squirrel is located in B and 6 says it was resting.
Thus, the arrangement of the sentences should be in the order CADB.

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